The Pedernales Fire Department said it believes the fire was caused by a lightning strike. Sensitive documents, including White House floor plans, improperly shared with thousands ...

Researchers from institutions including the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute and the University of Louisville studied lightning strikes across a lowland forest at the Barro Colorado Island ...

WASHINGTON — A US federal judge ordered the White House on Tuesday to restore the Associated Press’s access to President Donald Trump’s official events, saying it had no right to bar media ...

The tonka bean tree can survive a lightning strike, and thrive. Lightning strikes may kill untold numbers of trees every year, but one tropical species has evolved to benefit from the sudden jolts ...

WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump is expected to plant a young sapling from a historic White House Southern Magnolia tree on Tuesday. The sapling is 12 years old and was grown at the offsite ...

Lightning strikes may kill untold numbers of trees every year, but one tropical species has evolved to benefit from the sudden jolts of electricity. The tonka bean tree, aka Dipteryx oleifera, has ...

The White House on Tuesday warned Iran to strike a deal with U.S. President Donald Trump regarding Tehran’s nuclear program, or there will be “hell to pay.” White House Press Secretary ...

Scientists discover trees in the lowland rainforests of Panama that use lightning strikes to their advantage. . | Credit: pawopa3336/Getty Images Lightning is usually seen as a harbinger of ...

The sound was not from a firearm. Instead, the Williamson County Sheriff’s Office said a direct lightning strike disabled the moving vehicle. A lightning strike caused parts of a vehicle to ...

Deputies determined that the lightning strike disabled the car's electrical system and caused an explosion that blew apart the rear bumper and exhaust system, scattering debris across the roadway.