Which animals are tricked by optical illusions? 'Your fear is well-founded': How human activities have raised the risk of tick-borne diseases like Lyme Scientists find baby pterosaurs died in violent ...

A reader brought to my attention a question that is floating around the internet. Q: If lightning strikes the ocean, do the marine animals get hurt or killed? (Sault Ste. Marie, Minn. Honestly, I have ...

Florida isn’t recognized as the lightning capital of the United States for nothing; in fact, quite the contrary. The state is particularly renowned for the frequent and dangerous lightning strikes ...

Two giraffes were killed when they were struck by lightning at a Florida animal park, pathologists have confirmed. The giraffes were named Lily and Jioni, and they lived at Lion County Safari in ...

Nine cows on a farm in Ireland were killed after they were struck by lightning during a heavy thunderstorm on Sunday. The incident happened Sunday afternoon as heavy thunderstorms bore through ...

Scientists have suspected that direct lightning strikes are good for some trees, but now they’ve confirmed it. A new study shows that a tall tropical tree species called Dipteryx oleifera has evolved ...

FRESNO COUNTY, Calif. (KFSN) -- Goats gather at the Fresno Fairgrounds after having to leave their homes due to the June Lightning Complex fire "You don't want animals to suffer, if they are trapped ...

VACAVILLE, Calif (KGO) -- The LNU Lightning Complex Fire burned thousands of acres in parts of Solano and Sonoma counties and left much destruction in its path. Heard ...