A study published in PNAS Nexus shows that there are almost twice as many risky days for large human-caused fires in the ...

An Alabama family is grieving the loss of seven cows --six of them pregnant -- killed in a lightning strike during severe ...

Lightning Strikes Lightning strikes are one of the few natural causes of wildfires. During thunderstorms, especially those ...

There are trillions of charged particles—protons and electrons, the basic building blocks of matter—whizzing around above ...

Dry lightning strikes have been blamed for causing a number of bushfires across Victoria. But what's the difference between dry and wet lightning?

Emergency services have raced to control a grass fire after lightning struck in Crossley this afternoon.