You are 15 times more likely to be struck by lightning than to win a lottery jackpot in the United States. Worse yet, being struck by lighting is a one-in-a-million chance given there were only 280 ...

Getting zapped with millions of volts of electricity may not sound like a healthy activity, but for some trees, it is. A new study, published in New Phytologist, reports that some tropical tree ...

DENVER — Two hikers are expected to survive after being struck by lightning on the summit of Torrey’s Peak last week. The emergency led to what rescuers believe is the highest-elevation hoist rescue ...

Technician Cesar Gutierrez climbs a tower to detect and locate lightning strikes in the study area. After detection, drones and on-the-ground teams monitor the strike’s impacts. Getting zapped with ...