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

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

Some trees don’t just survive lightning – they thrive on it. Scientists studying Panama’s tropical forests have discovered that Dipteryx oleifera trees often benefit from lightning strikes that ...

As it turns out, the lightning really is responding to the ships, or rather the tiny particles they emit. Using data from a ...

This week, Eustis installed three lightning detection systems at area parks as a way to warn parkgoers of impending lightning ...

Scientists have revealed a hidden trigger of lightning that could resolve a centuries-old weather mystery. Earth is struck by ...

Lightning strikes are quite high energy events ... [Jay] decided to build a device of his very own, and was impressed at its detection performance. The device is a simple but effective design.

Technician Cesar Gutierrez climbs a tower to detect and locate lightning strikes in the study area. After detection, drones and on-the-ground teams monitor the strike’s impacts.

Lightning detection systems in the U.S. see an average of 25 million strokes of lightning each year, from some 100,000 storms. It is estimated that the earth is struck by 100 lightning bolts every ...

The team at the [LVL1 Hackerspace] put together a lightning detector of their own; one which keeps count of the number of discharges in the atmosphere. The device consists of a typical tank ...

Detecting radiation is a fundamental necessity for national security, but doing so effectively and at a distance is a tall ...

Using data from a global lightning detection network, my colleagues and I have been studying how exhaust plumes from ships are associated with an increase in the frequency of lightning.