In his latest video, a self-professed “science nerd” and amateur high-energy physicist shows us what happens when you give a ...

The pistol shrimp is a remarkable little creature. It is capable of producing a noise louder than a gunshot and generating heat reportedly as hot as the surface of the sun. Yet it is only an inch or ...

Skytree Scientific announces LRA Plus platform now supports IEC 62305-2:2024, now lightning risk assessments use ...

Scientists have successfully modeled large lightning strikes that occur on a kilometer scale in a lab setting of only a few ...

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

The forces that cause sneakers to squeak also create mini-earthquakes (shoe-quakes, if you will) and tiny lightning bolts.

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

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

Researchers at Penn State are proving that nature's most powerful electrical discharges can be replicated and studied on a miniature, lab-controlled scale.

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, ...

The free, family-friendly event on March 15 welcomes visitors for a day of fun and exploration, featuring games, art projects, lightning talks and demonstrations that highlight the wonders of the ...

Sifting through 180,000 observations, the team found a single event. We may have detected a whistler wave on the Red Planet.