Flashes of microlightning between microscopic bubbles of methane in water may ignite the eerie blue flames of will-o’-the ...

For centuries, people have told tales about strange, flickering blue lights dancing over bogs and graveyards. Known as ignis fatuus, will-o’-the-wisp, or jack-o’-lantern lights, they were said to lure ...

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 it works ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - With so many people being impacted by just one lightning strike Tuesday, we asked experts about some of the science behind lightning. The National Weather Service says that ...

The crater of Mount Ruang flamed with lava against a backdrop of lightning bolts overnight after erupting five times - Copyright AFP/File Kena Betancur The crater of ...

In the United States, there is an average of 22 lightning deaths every year. All these deaths are preventable. Florida is known as the lightning capital of the nation. We are accustomed to the summer ...

Some lightning strikes are much more powerful than others and can often be the culprit behind some of Colorado's wildfires. Here's a look at the different types of lightning. 27,981 people played the ...

From Franklin’s kite in a storm to Einstein’s special relativity to QED - electromagnetism has gone on to explain everything ...

Introduction: Lightning after Franklin 1. A New Invention 2. The Introduction of the Lightning Rod in the Netherlands 3. Eighteenth-Century Physical Theories on Thunderstorms 4. Official Religion 5.