Scientists chasing thunderstorms in a retrofitted minivan finally captured something never seen before in nature: faint ...

Keep up with the weather news you need. Sign up for the CNN Weather newsletter. Lightning most often strikes objects taller than their surroundings, like a tree in a field, because it takes the ...

Scientists have captured glowing treetops during thunderstorms for the first time ever, revealing hidden electrical ...

For more than 70 years, scientists have suspected treetops might emit these corona electrical discharges because of odd ...

Karen Boudreau credits her neighbor's quick actions for alerting her to the flames, saving her garage and potentially her ...

"All of a sudden, there was a big, major flash of light and a big boom, and I thought, oh my goodness, I, I had a tree fall on my house." ...

Lightning struck a massive redwood tree in a Santa Rosa neighborhood early Friday morning. Cleanup continues as the tree ...

A prominent bur oak tree at University of Michigan's Matthaei Botanical Gardens and Nichols Arboretum faces an uncertain future after a recent lightning strike left a nasty scar down the trunk. The ...