We’ve all heard the phrase “lightning never strikes the same place twice,” usually said to reassure someone that something bad […] ...

Lightning is one of the most powerful and captivating forces in nature. In this video, we count down the top 10 most ...

Lightning path remains unpredictable, but at a smaller scale, discharges between two electrodes can be guided by laser beams. Scientists have discovered a way to guide electric discharges -- and ...

Intense laser beam can create a conductive path for lightning to travel down, just as a metal wire can. Physicists think that it does this by shifting the properties of air so that the beam focuses ...

TAMPA — The Lightning knew going into this season that their path to the playoffs would be more difficult. Less than a third of the way into the season, they already find themselves in a ...

Laser-guided lightning A laser beam shoots into the sky alongside the 124 m-high telecommunications tower on Säntis mountain in the Swiss Alps. (Courtesy: TRUMPF/Martin Stollberg) Firing a laser beam ...

You’ll notice the tight path of a lot of lightning strikes matches the path direction and location of the tornadoes yesterday. As a thunderstorm becomes a supercell thunderstorm and begins to ...