All it takes is a flash. Lightning strikes the ground, creating temperatures of more than 3,000 degrees. The sand around the lightning strike fuses together, and fulgurite is formed. Not every ...

FARGO — If you’ve ever walked on a beach or sand dunes, whether that be in lakes country, the Great Lakes or an ocean coast, you may have walked over what some call “fossilized lightning”. ”Its what ...

Lightning isn't exactly the safest natural phenomenon to be around, but social media users are claiming the giant atmospheric spark is capable of creating wondrous natural structures. "When Lightning ...

There are certain aspects of modern living that my mind simply won't accept. Despite having had it explained to me many times by others, and with no small amount of research on my part, I still ...

So far in this series, we’ve talked about man-made byproducts — Fordite, which is built-up layers of cured car enamel, and Trinitite, which was created during the first nuclear bomb test. A lovely ...

When lightning strikes the beach or desert, the electricity vaporizes the sand in less than a second, creating a geological phenomenon you might have to see to believe. The sand vaporizes as the ...