Scientists July 31 announced the discovery of the world's longest lightning flash ever detected – a whopping 515-mile-long ...

Lightning is a familiar sight in stormy skies, but a new report has revealed just how far some bolts can travel — in one case, more than 500 miles.

It lit up the Long Island sky. A 10-mile long bolt of lightning caused quite a spectacle when it appeared in the sky over ...

A super-sized lightning bolt struck scientists as something special. Now, researchers have confirmed that a lightning strike from 2017 has broken a world record. A single flash of lightning that ...

A massive bolt of lightning that flashed across the sky from Texas to Missouri has captured a new world record. The 515-mile bolt stretched from East Texas to near Kansas City, Mo., a roughly ...

Thousands of lightning bolts arced over Southern California on Monday, with over 10,000 recorded across San Diego, Riverside ...

What is megaflash lightning? The majority of lightning flashes reach less than 10 miles. A megaflash occurs when a lightning bolt reaches 60 miles (or 100 kilometers, to be exact).

APOPKA, Florida — One thing we don't get much of in Utah is lightning.