Scientists who study lightning say the more they can learn, the more society can work to protect people and property from ...

Our eyes deceive us when lightning strikes like a giant spark cracking the sky in two. That giant spark is only as big around as a golf ball. Like everything else in nature, it happens for a reason.

On Sunday, lightning touched down at Clearwater Beach, Florida, injuring eight people. Here's what happens to your body when lightning strikes.

Dipteryx oleifera trees not only survive lightning strikes, they grow taller, lose rivals, and reproduce more successfully.

SAINT PETERSBURG, Fla. — A Florida man who nearly died after being struck by lightning is sharing his survival story. “Every single muscle in my body contracted to the point where I couldn’t function, ...

A storm that moved into Northern California overnight is resulting in power outages, flooded roads and downed tree limbs.