Scientific theories and experiments have failed to convince a physicist what's behind the mysterious natural phenomenon of ball lightning. Emeritus Professor Bob Crompton of the Australian National ...

For decades such unidentified flying objects have simply been dismissed as optical illusions or "swamp gas". Now science has no excuse. Mysterious ball lightning has been captured on scientific ...

A New Zealand scientist may have finally explained the mechanism behind the extraordinary phenomenon of ball lightning. Associate Professor John Abrahamson, a chemical engineer at the University of ...

Prepare yourself. Because what you are about to read sounds like a forgotten script from a Hollywood blockbuster. Something ...

Have you ever done a science experiment and wondered "What would this be like if it were HUGE?" Welcome to Science Max, the exciting series that turbocharges all the science experiments you've done at ...

From bolts to blue jets, lightning comes in many strange forms. Lightning has captured people’s fascination for millennia. It’s embedded in mythology, religion and popular culture. Think of Thor in ...

When lightning occurs, it heats the air surrounding its channel to that same incredible temperature in a fraction of a second. Lightning can reach temperatures of 54,000°F (30,000°C) - five times ...

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ST Elmo's fire. Angels. Min-min lights. Eerie orbs in the sky have sparked wonder and fear for centuries. Now science admits they exist. For decades such unidentified flying objects have simply been ...