We’ve long understood the broad strokes of lightning, but the what kickstarts the process—and allows for some of its weirdest ...

Lightning is a familiar sight in stormy skies, but a new report has revealed just how far some bolts can travel — in one case ...

NOAA’s GOES-16 satellite detects around one million lightning flashes per day from its perch high above the Earth. It is the ...

Many in Central Florida witnessed a spectacular lightning show Monday night. As severe storms rolled through, some areas were ...

A single flash of lightning that stretched across the Great Plains, from eastern Texas all the way to Kansas City, Missouri, ...

Scientists July 31 announced the discovery of the world's longest lightning flash ever detected – a whopping 515-mile-long ...

The 515-mile bolt stretched from East Texas to near Kansas City, Mo., a roughly eight-hour distance by car, according to the ...

Lightning is one of the greatest natural forces on our planet. New mapping tools are revealing just how big it is.

The World Meteorological Organization certified the record observed with advanced satellite technology from the National ...

A single lightning bolt silently crossed three states in 2017. Years later, satellites finally uncovered its record-breaking ...

Record-setting bolt is a reminder that lightning can pose a threat far from the center of a storm. The post World Record ...