"From the very beginning, for whatever reason, I've been a lightning rod for nice things and a lot of negativity," she said Benjamin VanHoose is a Staff Editor on the Movies team at PEOPLE. He has ...

It starts with a flash that slices through the sky. Moments later, thunder follows with a deafening rumble. You are told to stay indoors, unplug your phone, or avoid touching anything metallic. Some ...

ORLANDO, Fla. – Every year, lightning strikes cause house fires, power surges, and costly property damage. It happened just last week in Ormond Beach — but the good news is, many of these impacts are ...

In our June 23 article there was a discussion on personal lightning safety and preparedness for both the outdoor and indoor risk. In our June 24 article the discussion centered on the more frequent ...

Russell has a PhD in the history of medicine, violence, and colonialism. His research has explored topics including ethics, science governance, and medical involvement in violent contexts. Russell has ...

A striking idea, we know. These are variant versions of crops that can be sold for more cash, but they happen very rarely. That being said, that doesn’t mean you can’t “expedite” the process, like ...

In a world first, Japanese researchers flew a lightning-proof drone in a thunderstorm, using it to induce and direct natural lightning strikes. The team is now working on how this flying lightning rod ...

A friend who was buying an older house was concerned about electrical safety and asked for my opinion as an electrical engineer. All of the AC receptacles (also called outlets) in the house were the ...

Abstract: This paper revisits the application of vertically driven rod as an earthing system for lightning protection purposes. The review covers the design principles, material selection, and ...

ORNL researchers and technicians prepare to remove the wind blade tips from molds where glass fibers were cured with layers of ORNL carbon fiber. Source | Carlos Jones/ORNL, U.S. Dept. of Energy ...