A super-sized lightning bolt struck scientists as something special. Now, researchers have confirmed that a lightning strike from 2017 has broken a world record. A single flash of lightning that ...

Beautiful and dangerous, lightning bolts are one of nature's most captivating and misunderstood phenomena.

Jovian lightning extends in jagged steps as it does on Earth, data from NASA’s Juno spacecraft suggest. The finding might aid the search for life.

In the video above, Meteorologist Mitchel Coombs breaks down how lightning is created and some of the dangers it poses. Lightning is one of the greatest concerns regarding thunderstorms.

Weather The science behind lightning strikes Lightning is hotter than the surface of the sun and can reach temperatures around 50,000 degrees Fahrenheit.

A lighting flash that spanned from East Texas to an area near Kansas City in 2017 is officially the longest lightning strike ...

Lucky strike. Lightning is often seen as a killer, leaving behind destruction and death of trees — but one tropical species has evolved to use the force of nature to its benefit. The tonka bean ...

What is megaflash lightning? The majority of lightning flashes reach less than 10 miles. A megaflash occurs when a lightning bolt reaches 60 miles (or 100 kilometers, to be exact).

Trilobites This Tree Wants to Be Struck by Lightning Before a discovery in a Panamanian rainforest, “it seemed impossible that lightning could be a good thing for the trees,” a scientist said.

Thunderstorms are known to generate gamma rays, the highest energy radiation on Earth. But pinning the burst to a specific bolt is new.

A thunderstorm with cloud to ground lightning rages during the day in China on July 21, 2025. CREDIT: Photo by Liu Wei/Xinhua via Getty Images. Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 ...