Four people died from lighting strikes in Florida last year, and it also injures many more people than it kills. Here's how ...

Our eyes deceive us when lightning strikes like a giant spark cracking the sky in two. That giant spark is only as big around as a golf ball. Like everything else in nature, it happens for a reason.

Florida, the lightning capital of the U.S., sees more lightning deaths and injuries than any other state. Safety experts and survivors stress that more can be done to protect residents, tourists and ...

On Sunday, lightning touched down at Clearwater Beach, Florida, injuring eight people. Here's what happens to your body when lightning strikes.

Dipteryx oleifera trees not only survive lightning strikes, they grow taller, lose rivals, and reproduce more successfully.

Some stories sound exaggerated until you discover every detail is documented. Roy Cleveland Sullivan lived one of those lives. Born in rural Virginia in 1912, he grew up near the mountains he would ...