After the scorching heat rays of the sun, when the clouds darken and the first rain drop hits your face – you experience ...

Thunderstorms are known to generate gamma rays, the highest energy radiation on Earth. But pinning the burst to a specific bolt is new.

The very moment two electrical currents slam together to form a lightning bolt has been captured, revealing for the first ...

NTNU researchers may have found the answer to one of the big, unanswered questions in physics. The universe is full of ...

The clouds parted on Saturday and sunlight broke through over the crowd. For the first time all weekend Boston Calling felt ...

Dubbed Teleios, the unusually symmetrical space object is puzzling astronomers with its near-perfect shape and mysterious ...

The Bronx will have a slightly cooler with highs near 69.

Deciphering the universe’s secrets is partly done through observation, but just as important are solid models of the forces ...

Observations show a stronger galaxy piercing a weaker one with a lance of radiation, reducing its star-making ability.

Midges hatch out of Lake Erie in late spring and also late summer/early fall. The little mosquito-looking bugs can be quite annoying but thankfully don’t bite people. A midge’s lifespan is only ...

Dark matter is more than five times as abundant as all the visible matter in the universe. So why can't we see any of it?

The celebrated Brazilian photojournalist depicted the world in stark contrasts, from the depths of human suffering to the ...