Scientists have announced that a 2017 lightning bolt has set the record for the longest lightning flash in recorded history.

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

A single flash of lightning that stretched across the Great Plains, from eastern Texas all the way to Kansas City, Missouri, ...

A lightning​ flash that extended 515 miles from eastern Texas to near Kansas City, Missouri, in 2017 is recognized as being ...

A 515-mile-long lightning strike that traveled from Texas to Missouri has been confirmed as the new world record.

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

Unlike the classic forked bolts that crash to Earth in a matter of milliseconds, megaflashes slither horizontally through ...

Discover the world's largest lightning flash, its record-breaking journey, and the importance of lightning safety. Stay ...

A lightning flash tore across the sky above the Great Plains, stretching across a staggering 515 miles (829 kilometers) from ...

Image from NOAA’s GOES-16 satellite of the thunderstorm complex that produced the megaflash lightning bolt on October 22, ...

Though it struck over the U.S. years ago, experts have only recently determined that a lightning bolt that a lightning flash ...

Just days after an 8.8 magnitude earthquake, the 6th largest in recorded history, shook Russia, another powerful natural ...