Scientists have observed "coronae" on treetops for the first time, confirming the phenomenon occurs in the wild.

The electrical energy generated by thunderstorms can make our hair stand up, and even create invisible sparkles on trees. Now, we have photographic proof of this long-theorized electrical event for ...

High-speed footage reveals shoe squeaks can start with a tiny bolt of lightning — plus, evidence that a debated brain phenomenon exists in humans. Research Article : Djellouli et al.

Harvard engineers think they've found the reason basketball shoes squeak, and it's due to pockets of friction between the rubber and the court.

Thundersnow occurs when a thunderstorm meets winter weather, producing snow instead of rain, a rare weather phenomenon that's as hazardous as it is fascinating.

Thunderstorms can generate weak electrical discharges on the plants underneath, but until now, they had never been observed in nature ...

For the first time, researchers have observed and measured weak electrical discharges, known as coronae, on trees during thunderstorms. A new study describes the near-invisible sparkles appearing ...

NYU scientists are using light to precisely control how tiny particles organize themselves into crystals. Their research, published in Chem, provides a simple and reversible method for forming ...

In A Nutshell Penn State scientists captured the first direct evidence of trees producing faint electrical glows, called coronae, during live thunderstorms. The discharges hop erratically from leaf to ...

The US military has assembled the greatest amount of air power in the Middle East since the 2003 invasion of Iraq by sending ...