When particles in volcanic ash cloud rub together, some pick up positive charge and others negative – now physicists have ...

Volcanic lightning looks surreal: an arc of light rises from the volcanic crater, stretching out into the murky skies.

The summit region of Kilauea experienced tephra fallout and a Kona low storm this past week. Cleanup, recovery, and regrowth ...

Static electricity may seem simple. Students often learn that rubbing a balloon against their hair will cause negatively ...

A microscopic layer of environmental carbon solves a long-standing mystery about static electricity's true origins.

The summit region of Kīlauea experienced tephra fallout and a Kona low storm this past week. Cleanup, recovery, and regrowth ...

Severe thunderstorms are likely to produce damaging winds and large hailstones in the warning area over the next several hours. Locations which may be affected include Ravensthorpe, Hopetoun, ...

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A powerful volcanic eruption sends bright molten lava high into the air, illuminating the dark landscape with intense orange ...

The original story “ Physicists solved a decades-old mystery about static electricity ” is published in The Brighter Side of ...