Scientists have shown that lightning-like bursts can be recreated in small blocks of solid materials in the lab.

Thunderstorms belong to a non-exhaustive list of surprisingly mundane things that we know surprisingly little about. Last ...

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, ...

Penn State researchers found that lightning-like discharges may occur inside materials such as glass and quartz, potentially ...