One Idaho couple got an "electrifying" start to their marriage last month. Brian Lehrman and Holly Thornton were about to tie the knot in a desti...
Ever wondered what really happens when lightning strikes an object? A stunning new video affords an up-close look at a phenomenon one ordinarily doesn...
Permit me a story. After a hot Philadelphia summer of very much wrangling, the day had arrived to sign our nation's new Constitution. Having put m...
Evangelical Christian School in Fort Myers is looking to spend more than $11,000 on improving its lightning detection equipment after a student at nea...
By: Natalie Wolchover Published: 09/27/2012 09:43 AM EDT on Lifes Little Mysteries Some 44,000 thunderstorms rage worldwide each day, delivering...
Among the big changes to the iPhone 5 is Lightning, the connector that's used to charge the phone and transfer data between the device and a computer....
By: OurAmazingPlanet Staff Published: 08/15/2012 05:16 PM EDT on OurAmazingPlanet Sprites are reddish, ultrafast bursts of electricity that are ...
LONG POND, Pa. — Lightning strikes at Pocono Raceway after a rain-shortened NASCAR race Sunday killed one fan and injured nine others, one criti...
Four people were struck by lightning during Wednesday's massive thunderstorm that brought a dangerous combination of hail and high winds to New York C...
Indira Turnsunova, a 48-year-old New York resident was killed over the weekend when she was struck by lightning. The New City, New York resident was w...
By Mother Nature Network's Russell McLendon: June 24-30 is Lightning Safety Awareness Week, an annual campaign to protect people from the deadly fo...
A bolt of lightening crashed through the kitchen window, mowed me down like a freight train hurtling through my chest. Then came smoke. Fifteen minutes later we were out in the storm, watching in disbelief as our beloved home vanished in a towering wall of flame.
We've all sat and watched shapes appear in the clouds, but have you ever seen them appear in lightning? Cassandra C. Jones, "Dog Dog Dog," (2012)...
Roch Hart, a retired police officer and the owner of a Jeep tour company in New Mexico, says on his company's website that "photography has become a s...
In ancient times, people thought the gods made lightning. Nowadays, scientists in Wales make lightning in a lab--and it's 10 times more powerful than ...
Lightning is supposed to never strike twice, but Roy Sullivan defied all odds after being hit by lightning on seven different occasions, surviving all...
They say lightning doesn't strike the same place twice, but Alice Svensson might beg to differ. Svensson, 12, was struck by lightning twice while t...
Keli Dougherty of Ridgewood, N.J. had her camera ready at just the right time on Thursday night....
CANONSBURG, Pa. -- An 11-year-old western Pennsylvania girl is recovering after she was struck by a bolt from the blue. Lisa Wehrle tells the Observe...
Melvin Roberts of South Carolina has been struck by lightning an unbelievable six times. He believes that his record with lightning is connected to...
These statistics on deaths caused by lightning just might shock you -- particularly if you're a male. Men are more likely to be struck by lightning...
MONROE, Ohio — Construction has started on a giant Jesus statue to replace one destroyed by lightning in southwest Ohio. And this time, it will ...
SANTIAGO, Chile — A volcano in the Caulle Cordon of southern Chile erupted for a second day Sunday, shooting out pumice stones and pluming a clo...
TAMPA, Fla. — Martin St. Louis and Teddy Purcell each scored twice, resilient goalie Dwayne Roloson weathered a hat trick by Boston's David Krej...
BOSTON — Tyler Seguin had two goals and two assists and the Boston Bruins fed off the energy of the recently promoted rookie to beat the Tampa B...
