The study published last month in the science journal, Nature Physics, explains how ice can produce electricity, similar to ...

Ice, a common material, holds mysteries about its electrical behavior, with flexoelectricity potentially explaining ...

In storm clouds, ice does more than just float or fall—it might actually help generate electricity. A new study in Nature ...

Scientists have uncovered how invisible bursts of gamma rays inside thunderstorms may spark lightning, offering new insights ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. — According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), lightning strikes the United States about 25 million times a year. Lightning is most common during the summer, ...

A new study has found an interesting and, perhaps, important property of ice. It appears to generate electricity when it is ...

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: ...

Lightning has fascinated its observers since the beginning of human history. Those who painted the Lascaux cave walls in France approximately 20,000 years ago are believed to have represented it in ...

DENVER (KDVR) — “Don’t shower during a thunderstorm” and “lightning never strikes in the same place twice” are tips you may have heard growing up, and while some phrases are true, others can do more ...