Lightning arrestors are designed to intercept, conduct, and divert excess energy to the ground, protecting classroom ...

One teacher has been confirmed dead, and fifteen pupils were injured, alongside their head teacher, after lightning struck ...

Lightning has long been a fascinating and powerful force of nature, captivating the imagination of humans for centuries.

Wildfires have become a growing concern for many regions around the world. While there are various causes for these fiery ...

Some trees don’t just survive lightning – they thrive on it. Scientists studying Panama’s tropical forests have discovered ...

Getting zapped with millions of volts of electricity may not sound like a healthy activity, but for some trees, it is. A new ...

Being struck by lightning is something humans generally try to avoid. But for at least one tropical tree species, this ...

It isn’t just winter that brings threatening weather to the British hills. Summer storms can be fatal – so what should you do to stay safe?

A home was struck by lightning Wednesday morning with 12 people inside, among those two three-year-old children.

If you’re not sure what to do in these conditions, that's understandable: This type of weather is very rare here.

Southern England and the East Midlands were hit by heavy rain, hail, and thunderstorms on Saturday, with around 400 lightning ...

A new study, published in New Phytologist, reports that some tropical tree species are not only able to tolerate lightning strikes, but benefit from them. The trees may have even evolved to act as ...