Summer is a popular time to go swimming outdoors at beaches, lakes or pools. But thunderstorms are also common across the country during hot weather. When lightning starts to strike, you may have been ...

We know Earth formed roughly 4.54 billion years ago and that the first single cell lifeforms were present roughly 1 billion years after that. What we don’t know is what triggered the process that ...

Dr. Frankenstein might not have needed a lightning bolt to bring his monster to life after all. A new study from Stanford suggests that life might have been kickstarted by constant zaps from ...

Lightning has captured people's fascination for millennia. It's embedded in mythology, religion and popular culture. Think of ...

FORT SMITH -- A water main break caused by a lightning strike has occurred in the Fianna Hills area, city officials reported Friday morning. Water Utilities crews are on site and working to repair the ...

FORT SMITH, Ark. — A lightning strike caused a water main break in Fort Smith Friday morning, according to city officials. City officials said the lightning struck a 10-inch PVC pipe in the Fianna ...