When rain arrives and thunder follows, every instinct says run to the nearest tree. Physics says the opposite, and the reason involves side flashes, step voltage, exploding sap, and a return stroke ...

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You’re roaming Yellowstone National Park as the ground begins to rumble, pressure builds, and then…KA-BOOM! Goodbye to ...

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Lightning is one of nature's most powerful and unpredictable forces, and these incredible moments prove just how dangerous it can be. Watch terrifying close calls, exploding trees, cars struck by ...

The lithium-ion battery transformed modern technology, powering everything from smartphones to electric vehicles, but its breakthrough came with major engineering challenges. The race to build a ...

In March and April 2027, the Science Friday Book Club will read “When Trees Testify: Science, Wisdom, History, and America’s Black Botanical Legacy” by Beronda L. Montgomery. Keep an eye on this ...

If you want to know how rapidly pumping carbon dioxide into the atmosphere will affect future forest ecosystems, you have to look into the distant past. The researchers behind a new study published in ...

Primordial black holes may occasionally pass through white dwarf stars and trigger enormous Type Ia supernova explosions. Researchers found that these events could explain chemical patterns seen in ...

Taiwan’s steep, remote mountains have sheltered extraordinary forests containing hundreds of giant Taiwania firs. After years of difficult expeditions, LiDAR mapping, and citizen-science detective ...

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The mission to save NASA’s sinking Swift Observatory was called off Wednesday, dooming the telescope to a fiery reentry later ...