In a small lab at Penn State University, lightning may be happening on a scale smaller than a deck of cards. Victor Pasko, a professor of electrical engineering, and his team have shown that under ...

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 ...

As the weather warms, people spend more time outdoors, going to barbecues, beaches and ballgames. But summer isn’t just the season of baseball and outdoor festivals – it’s also lightning season. Each ...

Although it looks thicker, a lightning bolt is typically only an inch or so in diameter. O12/Pixabay Lightning is much simpler than people realize. It’s nothing more than a brilliant, naturally ...