Lightning strikes near the Executive Office Building in Washington, D.C., on Monday. (Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images) They say lightning never strikes twice. But in recent days it ...

The National Weather Service says a weak low pressure system could produce dangerous lightning and loud thunder on Tuesday night as it moves through San Diego County. The unstable air will likely drop ...

Lightning flashes from a thunderstorm light up the landscape in eastern Brandenburg. (Photo by Patrick Pleul/picture alliance via Getty Images) When thunder rumbles in the distance, there's a quick ...

A vehicle occupant escaped unharmed after lightning struck the vehicle at the Fort Custer Recreation Area. Lightning struck a pickup at Fort Custer, near Battle Creek, on July 24, causing the vehicle ...

Lightning strikes are some of the most awesome demonstrations of power on Earth. We’ve all seen trees, mountains and skyscrapers struck. But if a car is struck by lightning, then what happens?

Getting hit by lightning is not usually a good thing. But one tropical tree species seems to harness heaven’s wrath. Not only do the trees survive lightning strikes, but their height and voluminous ...

A Castle Hills couple on vacation over the holiday weekend got a call in the middle of the night that their house was on fire. They returned to North Texas with just the clothes in their suitcases to ...

Lightning is often seen as a killer, leaving behind destruction and death of trees — but one tropical species has evolved to use the force of nature to its benefit. The tonka bean tree, scientifically ...