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

ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) — With all thunderstorms comes lightning. Of the various types of lightning, one that meteorologists monitor closely is cloud-to-ground lightning. Here’s how ...

Thunder and lightning are two of nature's most awe-inspiring yet terrifying phenomena. Have you ever wondered how a lightning bolt forms and why thunder follows right after? Explore the science ...

Video shows the bolt hitting near the driver, who shouted, "I thought that was gonna hit me!" ...

A deliveryman in New Jersey was nearly struck by lightning Monday. Lisa Lowe via Storyful Then, suddenly, a bolt of lightning strikes in the yard. The deliveryman shouted and ducked closer to the ...

According to the Ware County Sheriff’s Office, the teens were standing outside their car near a lake when a lightning bolt struck them.

Two people have been killed by lightning strikes in New Jersey within the span of eight days. It's happened before.

Vernon Head of West Louisville was killed by a bolt of lightning on the farm of W.A. Mattingly about one mile south of St. Joseph. Leo, the seven-year-old brother of ...

That honor now belongs to another long-standing menace that has only grown more powerful in a 24-player world: the dastardly lightning bolt.

A lightning strike late Tuesday evening sparked a devastating house fire near Mt. Lemmon, destroying a longtime resident's home and leaving him with a little more than the clothes on his back.

A deliveryman in New Jersey was nearly struck by lightning Monday. Lisa Lowe via Storyful Then, suddenly, a bolt of lightning strikes in the yard.