A few studies describe the tree as having strong internal conductivity, letting lightning current flow through without building up damaging heat like a well-insulated wire. Because they tend to ...

but their height and voluminous crowns act as natural lightning rods, attracting strikes that damage foes and boost their competitive advantage in the dense jungle. The finding, reported March 26 ...

Should that happen, could the 49ers - who presently pick at No. 11 - reset their rookie quarterback contract window with a so-called "pure pocket passer'' in the lightning rod Sanders?

The meaning and application of empathy instantly became a new political lighting rod. The humanities (including religion, philosophy, and history) focus on the interpretation and understanding of ...

SACRAMENTO, California — President Donald Trump has chosen a California Republican state lawmaker who helped prosecute the 2015 San Bernardino terrorist attacks and elevated his profile ...

On the campaign trail, Donald Trump used contentiousness around transgender people’s access to sports and bathrooms to fire up conservative voters and sway undecideds. And in his first months ...