Lasers have been used to divert lightning strikes in real-world experiments. The work suggests that laser beams could be used as lightning rods to protect infrastructure, although perhaps not any time ...

Laser-guided lightning A laser beam shoots into the sky alongside the 124 m-high telecommunications tower on Säntis mountain in the Swiss Alps. (Courtesy: TRUMPF/Martin Stollberg) Firing a laser beam ...

Lightning path remains unpredictable, but at a smaller scale, discharges between two electrodes can be guided by laser beams. Scientists have discovered a way to guide electric discharges -- and even ...

Sailors are not big fans of thunderstorms or lightning. With good reason: lightning can turn deadly if you are caught unawares. But it turns out that cargo ships and lightning may go hand in hand. As ...

Ted reviews "Path Lit by Lightning", chronicling the life of all-star athlete Jim Thorpe. The life and career of all-star athlete Jim Thorpe are explored in "Path Lit by Lightning", a biography by ...

Fearlessly placing himself directly in the path of deadly lightning strikes, a photographer captures images that highlight the terrific violence of nature. Obsessed since childhood with the massive ...