We still don't fully understand what triggers lightning. A new study suggests that showers of cosmic rays may be the missing ...

A Stanford study shows that tiny electrical charges in water droplets caused reactions that developed organic matter from ...

The Fram2 astronauts launched from Kennedy Space Center Pad 39A on a stormy Monday night. Here's what we know about this ...

New research suggests “microlightning” exchanges among water droplets in Earth’s early atmosphere may have sparked the building blocks of life.

A new study suggests that microscopic lightning bolts—called microlightning—within water droplets may have helped forge the ...

This Fram2 mission will send four private astronauts from four different countries into orbit - Chun Wang (Malta), Jannicke ...

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ISRO achieves a milestone in lightning forecasting over India using geostationary satellites, enhancing prediction accuracy ...

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Dipteryx trees in Panama survive lightning strikes, grow taller, lose rivals, and reproduce more successfully.