Missourians often associate lightning with thunderstorms or the occasional snowstorm, but other parts of the world also experience lightning in some different scenarios. Residents along coastlines may ...

It is thought that the earliest spark of a lightning bolt could arise directly from charged ice crystals. Yet the exact ...

Ball lightning has mystified scientists and witnesses for centuries, appearing as glowing orbs during thunderstorms that seem ...

A chance discovery by a NASA rover on Mars shows that the red planet has a form of lightning, which researchers had suspected ...

Have you heard of, or used, the term “heat lightning?” People usually attribute this term to lightning that believe is formed by heat and humidity — when in reality it is just lightning that can be ...

The origin of life on Earth is one of the most complex puzzles facing scientists. It involves not only identifying the numerous chemical reactions that must take place to create a replicating organism ...

Read full article: Houston sees sunshine and calm weather for the holiday Law enforcement across Texas are bolstering patrols as the Thanksgiving holiday gets started with "Blackout Wednesday," a day ...

Thunder is one of nature’s most dramatic sounds, accompanying brilliant flashes of lightning during a storm. But what causes this rumbling roar in the sky? To understand thunder, we must first explore ...