Lightning is a familiar sight in stormy skies, but a new report has revealed just how far some bolts can travel — in one case, more than 500 miles. That astonishing bolt sparked to life in eastern ...

Dipteryx oleifera trees not only survive lightning strikes, they grow taller, lose rivals, and reproduce more successfully.

But future missions, scientists say, are safe from both rare lightning strikes and meteors known to burn up high above the planet's clouds. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an ...