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

Lightning has captivated scientists for centuries, but despite extensive research, the precise atmospheric conditions that ...

Now, a new study has used computer models to reveal that lightning strikes as the result of a powerful chain reaction that ...

A new model reveals how cosmic electrons and X-rays trigger lightning, solving a decades-old mystery about what starts a lightning strike.

Photoelectric feedback discharges initiate lightning with no constrains on densities or physical origin of seed runaway ...

A new study shows lightning begins with cosmic rays from space, uncovering how storms create the energy behind Earth’s most ...

A full understanding of how lightning forms in the clouds has eluded scientists, but new research promises to solve this ...

Penn State University scientists have demonstrated the complex series of events occurring inside thunderclouds that create ...

The ultrafast placement of an electron in a polar liquid generates collective molecular vibrations in a spherical nano-volume ...