Last Thursday night's storm was certainly one for the books, knocking out power to an estimated 65,000+ to viewers in our DMA. Storm reports flooded into Chime In and speculation started to grow about ...

A derecho is a large cluster of thunderstorms that most commonly forms in late spring and summer, and causes widespread destruction to trees, power lines and sometimes structures. Here's what this ...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Ever spot a rainbow on top of a thundercloud? Some of our First Coast News Weather Watchers did on Wednesday afternoon in the Jacksonville area. The technical term for this is an ...

Welcome Back to The Climate Classroom! Last time, we explored how hail forms when cold water droplets collide inside thunderstorms. Today, we’ll discover how thunderstorms hold chunks of ice in the ...

Today, X-rays are the source of many experiments and medical tests, but it took a long time for humanity to develop proper protections against the powerful energy source. One of the earliest recorded ...

A thunderstorm with cloud to ground lightning rages during the day in China on July 21, 2025. CREDIT: Photo by Liu Wei/Xinhua via Getty Images. Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 Breakthroughs ...