That's ball lightning, a mysterious and rare weather ... This phenomenon, known as volcanic lightning or dirty thunderstorms, occurs when static electricity builds within the volcanic ash plume.

This is the archetypal lightning bolt, one that arcs out of the sky and smites the ground with a great, often flickering flash of light. Lightning is the sudden release of built-up charge stored ...

Time-lapse footage has captured a lightning storm swirling in dark clouds around the peak of the Taal volcano in the Philippines. The volcano had spewed a giant plume of ash, prompting thousands ...

The origin of life on Earth is one of science’s biggest questions, and previous theories have suggested that lightning may have played a role. While previous studies say volcanic or atmospheric ...

Time-lapse footage has captured a lightning storm swirling in dark clouds around the peak of the Taal volcano in the Philippines. The volcano had spewed a giant plume of ash, prompting thousands ...