An author of a recent study about lightning's effect on trees in Panamanian forests says his team has gotten a large, positive response from people, including those who call the trees inspirational.

The Knox County Sheriff’s Office arrested a 31-year-old man for allegedly scamming an elderly woman in the Galesburg area, ...

A sudden change in weather conditions wreaked havoc across Uttar Pradesh on Thursday morning as heavy rain, strong winds, ...

Joseph Perkins, a 32-year-old man from Pekin, was convicted by a federal jury for attempting to entice a 13-year-old girl to Peoria for sex, and faces at least 10 years in prison and a lifetime of ...

Hundreds of millions of trees die from lightning strikes worldwide every year, and as the climate changes, that number is ...

The tonka bean tree, scientifically known as Dipteryx oleifera, has developed the ability to not only survive strikes but also to transfer the electricity from lightning to its “enemies” and the ...

Of Colt's Model 1877 double-action revolvers, the Lightning is the most well-known, chambered for the .38 Colt cartridge.

Lightning is usually seen as a harbinger of destruction in forests, killing or damaging trees in their blasts. But in the ...

Severe thunderstorms and relentless rain are triggering catastrophic flooding across the middle of the US this weekend, as ...