lightning

 

Five amazing natural phenomena that are harder to see than a total eclipse

By Rachel Feltman

 /  Aug 22, 2017

 

Here’s what happens when lightning doesn’t hit the ground

By Claire Maldarelli

 /  Jun 25, 2017

 

A mystery with a shocking twist: Death by indoor lightning

By Sarah Fecht

 /  Mar 3, 2017

 

Longest Lightning Strike Ever Stretched Almost 200 Miles Across Oklahoma

By Mary Beth Griggs

 /  Sep 20, 2016

 

Anti-Drone Lasers, Lemur Babies, And George Takei In Zero-G

By Meaghan Lee Callaghan and Coby McDonald

 /  Aug 19, 2016

 

Lightning In National Park Looks Suspiciously Like A Dinosaur

By Mary Beth Griggs

 /  Aug 17, 2016

 

Watch A Sky Surfer Jump Out Of A Plane Into A Lightning Storm

By Mary Beth Griggs

 /  Jul 21, 2016

 

Here’s Some Slow Motion Lightning To Brighten Your Day

By Mary Beth Griggs

 /  May 31, 2016

 

Watch Gorgeous New Ultra-HD Footage Of Aurora From The ISS

By Mary Beth Griggs

 /  Apr 18, 2016

 

iPhone 7 May Kill The Headphone Jack

By Xavier Harding

 /  Jan 12, 2016

 

Seeing Thunder for the First Time

By Rachel Fobar

 /  Aug 25, 2015

 

What Is A Red Sprite?

By Sarah Fecht

 /  Aug 25, 2015

 

Lightning Can Shock Rocks At The Atomic Level

By Mary Beth Griggs

 /  Aug 12, 2015

 

Artificial Lightning Gives A Detailed View Of Thunder

By Rachel Fobar

 /  May 7, 2015

 

A Map Of Lightning Strikes Around the World

By Mary Beth Griggs

 /  Apr 3, 2015

 

The Science of Lightning

By Flora Lichtman

 /  Jul 21, 2014

 

Listen To Lightning Strikes Live On This Citizen-Scientist Map

By Francie Diep

 /  Jun 25, 2014

 

Super-Intense Laser Stretches Farther Than Ever

By Francie Diep

 /  Apr 3, 2014

 

Big Pic: Lightning As Seen From The International Space Station

By Francie Diep

 /  Mar 24, 2014

 

Spying On Thunderstorms From Space [Video]

By Shaunacy Ferro

 /  Sep 11, 2013

 

Watch A Terrifying, Beautiful Electrical Storm From A Plane Window

By Colin Lecher

 /  Jun 3, 2013

 

Watch 15,000 Volt Currents Meander Across A Sheet Of Plywood [Video]

By Emily Elert

 /  Mar 6, 2013

 

Does Lightning Cause Headaches?

By Shaunacy Ferro

 /  Jan 25, 2013

 

4 Extreme Labs That Subject New Materials To Fire, Lightning, Crashes, and High-Speed Birds

By Gregory Mone

 /  Nov 12, 2012

 

A New Theory Of The Mysterious Origins Of Ball Lightning

By Clay Dillow

 /  Oct 15, 2012

 

You Built What?!: A Tesla Coil Gun That Produces Foot-Long Sparks

By Gregory Mone

 /  Oct 8, 2012

 

The Labs That Go Boom: The Lightning Research Lab Builds its Own Bolts

By Brooke Borel

 /  Sep 4, 2012

 

Lasers Can Be Used to Steer Lightning In Mid-Strike

By Rebecca Boyle

 /  Mar 13, 2012

 

DARPA Plans Lightning-Based GPS for Underground Warfighters

By Jeremy Hsu

 /  Mar 10, 2010

 

Out of the Blue, DARPA Seeks Means to Manipulate Lightning

By Clay Dillow

 /  Dec 22, 2009

 

Fermi Telescope Detects Antimatter in Lightning Storms

By Clay Dillow

 /  Nov 12, 2009

 

Are Men Or Women More Likely To Be Hit By Lightning?

By Natalie Avon

 /  Sep 22, 2009

 

Harnessing Lightning Bolts to Build Artificial Organs

By Jeremy Hsu

 /  Aug 24, 2009

 

Company Last Seen Making Lightning Guns Is Now Attaching Lasers To Planes

By Dan Smith

 /  Jul 31, 2009

 

This Is Why the Shuttle Launch Is Delayed

By Jeremy Hsu

 /  Jul 14, 2009

 

An Electric Aviation Experience

By Adam Weiner

 /  Jul 1, 2008

 

Lightning From Laser Beams

By Gregory Mone

 /  Apr 14, 2008