You might think you’d be safe from lightning if a storm is far away. You’d be wrong.

From bolts to blue jets, lightning comes in many strange forms.

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. Subscribe to our newsletter ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A Penn State-led study reveals the hidden chain reaction that starts lightning, linking electrons, X-rays, and gamma rays. (CREDIT ...

The United States has a new lightning champion. Oklahoma has dethroned Florida to become the nation's lightning capital, according to a new report released Jan. 5. With approximately 73 lightning ...