Dry lightning sparks some of the most destructive and costly wildfires in California, study finds
A new study has found dry lightning outbreaks are the leading cause of some of the largest wildfire outbreaks in ...
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Coarse sea spray keeps lightning strikes away
As the world grapples with the cataclysmic events associated with climate change, it is increasingly important to have accurate climate ...
Robotic lightning bugs take flight
Fireflies that light up dusky backyards on warm summer evenings use their luminescence for communication — to attract a mate, ...
Preparing for when lightning strikes the same place twice, then strikes again
(Millbrook, NY) Disasters such as hurricanes, wildfires, floods, tornadoes, and droughts are not only increasing in intensity and frequency, they ...
Earliest known report of ball lightning phenomenon in England discovered
Researchers have discovered what appears to be the earliest known account of a rare weather phenomenon called ball lightning in ...
Harnessing Thor’s Hammer — How forensic science is unlocking the mysteries of fatal lightning strikes
As the world gathers for COP26 in Glasgow, scientists have found the smoking gun in forensic lightning pathology that will ...
Carbon fibers electrical measurements pave way for lightning strike protection technologies
WASHINGTON, September 21, 2021 -- Carbon fiber reinforced polymer composite structures are serving an increasingly important role in aerospace, infrastructure, ...
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Reinvigorating ‘lost cause’ exhausted T cells could improve cancer immunotherapy
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A new method boosts wind farms’ energy output, without new equipment
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Researchers fabricate cobalt copper catalysts for methane on metal-organic framework Contributes to goal of methane production from carbon dioxide emissions
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New insights on how some individuals with obesity can lose weight – and keep it off
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Brightest stars in the night sky can strip Neptune-sized planets to their rocky cores
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The North American Menopause Society releases its 2022 Hormone Therapy Position Statement