Back in 1975, a US Marine temporarily 'died' after being struck by lightning - a one in 15,000 chance occurrence. Paramedics ...

A young woman has detailed the one-in-a-million experience of being struck by lightning - which initially ... and I felt myself drifting away.' After a few hours of going in and out of ...

For one tropical tree species in the forests of Panama, getting struck by lightning every once in a while is […] ...

Evan Gora, a forest ecologist at the Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies, became interested in the impact of lightning on the trees after noticing they seemed to survive being hit—and sustained ...

If you're a nervous flyer who's worried about lightning hitting your airplane, there's a major unexpected reason why you have nothing to stress about.

Carly Electric, 30, from Queensland in Australia was struck by lightning. A woman who was paralysed after being struck by lightning has revealed that her eyes have now changed colour. Queensland ...

CALCASIEU PARISH, La. (KPLC) - Firefighters say several oil tanks caught fire after they were reportedly struck by lightning this morning. Around 7:39 a.m., the Ward Six Fire Department was told oil ...

"Seeing that there are trees that get struck by lightning and they're fine was just mind-blowing," Gora recalled. Over time, the team encountered other Dipteryx oleifera trees thriving after ...

A Dipteryx oleifera tree just after being struck by lightning in 2019 (left) versus two years later (right). The tree survived the strike with minimal damage, and benefited from having its ...

After a few hours of going in and ... any contact with plumbing and running water during a lightning storm to reduce your risk of being struck. Don't touch electronic equipment Do not use anything ...

Technician Cesar Gutierrez climbs a tower to detect and locate lightning strikes in the study area. After detection ... that some trees benefit from being struck by lightning,” the authors ...

Being struck by lightning is something humans generally try to avoid. But for at least one tropical tree species, this doesn’t hurt—and might even be a good thing. Scientists have long ...