Growing up in Kenya in the 20th century, Reddy Kilowatt, a cartoon character with a red, lightning-bolt body, was a familiar brand icon for the Kenya Power and Lighting Company (KPLC).I did a little ...

Are you seeing a charger symbol on your Apple Watch but can't figure out how to clear it? Here's everything you need to know about the icon.

THIS is the terrifying moment a massive bolt of lightning strikes a churchgoer, blowing apart a tree and setting her car alight. Harrowing surveillance footage shows a blinding flash engulfing the ...

RUTHERFORD COUNTY, Tenn. — Here in the South, we've all driven in thunderstorms and heavy rain. It’s not fun. But a woman’s close encounter with lightning during recent severe weather here in Middle ...

Jupiter’s storms aren’t just gigantic — they may unleash lightning far more powerful than anything on Earth. Using NASA’s Juno spacecraft, scientists discovered that some lightning bolts on the gas ...

Before he changed the way we understand lightning on Earth, Joseph Dwyer studied the weather in more cosmic settings. Using the sensors on NASA’s Wind satellite, orbiting a million miles away, he ...

Storm chasing, a branch of photography that requires tenacity and perseverance in order to capture lightning strikes, was something I gave all of 20 minutes to before losing interest. Well, the Bolt ...

Is it any wonder ancient people thought lightning came from the gods? Even today a close lightning strike feels like a terrifying brush with the supernatural. Some ancient thinkers, however, suspected ...

Two dormant giants of experimental rock, Lightning Bolt and OOIOO, have teamed up for a split LP, The Horizon Spirals / The Horizon Viral. The Thrill Jockey labelmates will release the record on the ...

Lightning has captured people's fascination for millennia. It's embedded in mythology, religion and popular culture. Think of Thor in Norse mythology or Indra in Hinduism. In Australia, lightning is ...