A team of physicists at the Institute of Science and Technology Austria has now identified what breaks that symmetry: a thin, ...

Static electricity may seem simple. Students often learn that rubbing a balloon against their hair will cause negatively ...

In a recent Nature paper, physicists attribute a molecular “film” of carbon to phenomena like. Theoretically speaking, volcanic ash—a gassy lump of collid ...

Is it any wonder ancient people thought lightning came from the gods? Even today a close lightning strike feels like a terrifying brush with the supernatural. Some ancient thinkers, however, suspected ...

On March 16, 2026, in Pennsylvania, USA, @WeatherFixErick shared a video capturing a rare thundersnow event at around 9:35 PM ...

There’s a shocking lack of understanding of the physics underlying this commonplace phenomenon, but researchers are on the ...

Lightning formation and the conditions triggering it have long been shrouded in a cloud of mystery, but new research led by Penn State scientists is lifting the fog. Using mathematical calculations, ...

An Akasa Air flight from Phuket to Bengaluru was diverted to Chennai after a lightning strike amid adverse weather. The Boeing 737 MAX landed safely, with the crew adhering to safety protocols. The ...

Lightning long ago escaped the bounds of Earth’s atmosphere—scientists have already discovered lightning blazing through the skies of Jupiter, Saturn and Neptune. Now they think they’ve found it on ...

The U.S. Geological Survey did not report any earthquakes, but "explosive expansion" might be what woke you up. Here's what to know.

Two microscopic grains collide and produce a tiny spark. This phenomenon may have provided the energy to kick off life on Earth. But if these solid particles have the same composition, what factor ...

More than 230 million people across the United States are at risk this weekend of impacts from a major winter storm or the bitter cold, according to the National Weather Service. Disruptive snowfall ...