Kathmandu, March 21 -- At around 4 pm on Friday, districts of the Kathmandu Valley-Kathmandu, Lalitpur, Bhaktapur turned almost dark. Other districts, including Dang, Butwal and several others from ...

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

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

The spark that transfers a charge from one carbon particle to another, generating lightning and possibly life itself, is finally understood.

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 ...

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

In the mythology of ancient Greece and Rome, thunder and lightning strikes were the prime weapon of Zeus (the king of the gods, known to the Romans as Jupiter). Reminders of his power and wrath via ...

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

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 ...

A Ford F-150 Lightning became immobilized after a 12V battery warning was ignored, highlighting how small components can still disable modern EVs.

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

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 ...