When it comes to lightning, most people see it and head for safety, choosing not to stop and discuss what type it is. But researchers say they have developed a technique that shows how diverse ...

More than 70 aircraft are struck by lightning every day. If you happen to be flying when a strike occurs, chances are you won't feel a thing, thanks to lightning protection measures that are embedded ...

It was the terrible prospect of lightning one day striking the historic windmill that troubled Andrew Farrell. A bolt five times hotter than the surface of the sun instantly turning moisture in one of ...