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A Lightning Strike Produced a Brand-New Phosphorus Mineral Never Before Seen on Earth
A lightning strike has produced a brand new phosphorus mineral, similar to that found on meteorites and in space.
The bolt created a chemical reaction...
Space Station Captures Footage of Blue Lightning Bursting Toward Space
A weather observatory on the International Space Station has recorded a set of startling interactions between lightning and the different layers of the planet's...
Photographer Captures Dazzling Images of a Lightning Storm Dubbed the ‘Night of a Thousand Forks’
These breathtaking images depict the incredible lightning storm that thundered over the Mexican state of Colima earlier this week.
Volcano Lightning Storm Won ‘Perfect Moment’ Photography Contest, But Every Finalist Captured the Beauty of Earth
This is the astonishing moment a photographer captured a “dirty storm” in action during a Chilean volcano eruption.
Photographer Captures Exact Moment of Beauty When Lightning Strikes Erupting Volcano (LOOK)
A German photographer managed to capture the exact moment when a lightning bolt struck the center of a volcano that was erupting in Russia.
‘I was going to die, she brought me back’: Girlfriend Saves Life of Teen Struck by Lightning
A young couple's weekend camping trick took a turn for the worst when Juliette Moore exited their tent to find her boyfriend face down...
Notre Dame Students Engineering Dignity for Lightning Strike Victim
Katelyn Toth and her stepbrother were riding a paddleboat on a small lake near Bremen, Indiana, in 2006 when a storm whipped out of...
“One Tough Bison” Survives Lightning Strike to Thrive on the Range
Sparky the bison wasn’t expected to live long after rangers found him struck by lightning. They left him standing alone, and let nature take...
Chanukah Takes on New Meaning for Family of Boy Struck by Lightning at Jewish Summer Camp
When Ethan Kadish was struck by lightning just over a year ago, his family’s community in Cincinnati came together to provide the care and...
Fewest Americans Killed in 2013 Lightning Strikes Than Any Year Before
Thanks to public safety awareness, lightning strikes killed fewer people in the U.S. last year than in any other year on record, according to...
Lightning Strikes Simultaneously on Tallest Chicago Towers: Caught on Film
Several photographers captured the same moment in a Chicago thunderstorm when simultaneous strikes hit not only the Willis and Trump towers but also the...
iPod Saves Girl From Lightning Strike
Several days after receiving an iPod for her birthday, 14-year-old Sophie Frost, survived a terrifying lightning strike when the 300,000-volt surge travelled through the...
Ancient California Redwoods Defy Scientists’ Expectations and Sprout New Shoots From Blackened Trunks
A devastating fire sparked fears that California's redwoods would never recover, but these old timers had a trick up their trunks, and utilized deep...
Good News in History, November 2
This daily column features all the good news, anniversaries and birthdays from this day in history—November 2.
Good News in History, October 28
61 years ago today, the whole world breathed a sigh of relief as the Cuban Missile Crisis ended with Soviet Union leader Nikita Khrushchev...
Your New Horoscope From Rob Brezsny: A ‘Free Will Astrology’
Our partner Rob Brezsny, who has a new book out, Astrology Is Real: Revelations from My Life as an Oracle, provides his weekly wisdom to...
Northern Lights Activity Is Sky-High and Space Conditions Could Lead to Greatest Displays in 20 Years
An international team monitoring the activity of the sun has predicted that the next two years will offer some of the most intense and...
Good News in History, August 11
930 years ago today, the foundation stone of the Durham Cathedral was laid by Bishop William of St. Calais. Within the first generation of...
Pre-Incan ‘Floor of Thunder’ Found Where Ritual Dances Atop Stone Platform Made Booming Footsteps Like Thunder
Dancers in a pre-Incan civilization of Peru built specially designed dance floors to honor a nearby god of mountains and lightning, a new study...
Good News in History, June 15
723 years ago today, the city of Bilbao was founded in northern Spain's Basque Country. It was established by the local lord Diego López...