A police vehicle in Oklahoma was damaged after it was struck by lightning on Monday, and the dramatic moment was caught on ...

"I have to admit, I enjoy feeling that atmospheric energy when you get close to lightning. It's kind of a natural high, you know, when the bolts are striking and they're really close." When ...

Beaming a high-powered laser into the sky was shown to deflect lightning bolts, which could lead to laser lightning rods that protect a wider area from dangerous strikes. Lightning is one of the ...

The basic challenge with directing lightning bolts is that the atmospheric events that create charged particles occur at significant altitudes relative to lightning rods. This allows lightning to ...