A security camera captured the dramatic moment a bolt of lightning struck a pine tree on Sept. 9 in Tomahawk, Wisconsin.

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We’ve long understood the broad strokes of lightning, but the what kickstarts the process—and allows for some of its weirdest quirks—was a mystery until now.

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"I say to them, jokingly, 'Why don't you try winning the Nobel Peace Prize?' " he said. Waller, deputy director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency, knows what he's talking about. The ...

Lightning strikes are some of the most awesome demonstrations of power on Earth, and the results can range from mild to destructive.