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A photographer captured rare red sprites over a French village. The brief, red-colored flashes are usually invisible to the naked eye. Sprites can form towering columns, branching tendrils and ...

Few things are as awe-inspiring, or in some cases fear-inducing, as a thunderstorm. Once a mysterious force sometimes attributed to the supernatural (and still the subject of myths), we now understand ...

Ball lightning is one of the strangest weather phenomena ever reported, with witnesses describing glowing spheres that appear during storms, move through buildings and sometimes vanish or explode ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Blink, and you'll miss it. This photograph showcases a rare atmospheric phenomenon. A red flash, hundreds of miles high above a ...

The remarkable human brain that conceived heart surgery and interplanetary travel runs on roughly the same amount of energy as a refrigerator bulb, thanks to its trillions of synapses. Scientists are ...

"When I was growing up, on occasion we would see 'heat lightning” (lightning with just flashes, no thunder, no rain, no bolts). I have not seen nor heard about this event in probably 50+ years. Does ...

HONG KONG: High-tech manufacturing in India, backed by billions of dollars in government subsidies, has attracted both cheerleaders and critics. Optimists point to Apple’s decision to build an ...

Hackensack is considering a nearly $151,000 lightning-warning and weather-monitoring system for city parks and school athletic fields. A resolution scheduled for consideration by the City Council on ...

As the North Carolina State Fair enters its final weekend, state agriculture police are sharing tips to help fairgoers stay safe. Share RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) -- The NC State Fair is 11 days of fun, ...