Ball lightning is a rare and little understood atmospheric phenomenon. An Alberta couple may have just caught the best ...

Based on the scaling, they estimate that a 30-foot-high Marx tower could project plasma over a quarter of a mile away. We know you aren’t likely to try this at home, but it is a fun video to watch.

Like all plasmas, Fantz’s plasma balls are unable to pass through a piece of paper unless there is a hole to squeeze through, counter to reports of ball lightning traveling through solid walls.

A couple stepped onto the back porch of their home near Rich Valley, Alta., just before 7 p.m. to get a closer look at the ...

Globally, lightning is responsible for over 4,000 fatalities and billions of dollars in damage every year; Switzerland itself weathers up to 150,000 strikes annually. Understanding exactly how ...