Lightning strikes kill millions of trees each year — but it turns out that some large tropical trees can not only survive a strike, but also benefit from its effects, according to a recent study.

Little is currently known about the positive effects of lightning on trees and the possibility that lightning can influence tree life history and patterns of biodiversity, according to the paper.

Now, astronomers are thinking about lightning on planets beyond the solar system–and its effects on the signs of life on those planets. In a new research paper accepted to the journal Astronomy ...

Flashes of lightning and rumbles of thunder are common in Southwest Florida; however, many people ignore the dangers ...

Most people who feel the effects of lightning are not directly struck by it. Instead, the electricity can jump off a building or a tree or spread through the ground before reaching them.

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a vehicle is actually a safer place to be than a building in many scenarios since the rubber material of tires as well as the interior provides insulation which buffers the effects of lightning.