Lightning has fascinated its observers since the beginning of human history. Those who painted the Lascaux cave walls in France approximately 20,000 years ago are believed to have represented it in ...

The lightning frequency and intensity were lower in this phase, but the discharge characteristics were unique. Through comparison with another lightning-ignited fire case that occurred in the same ...

Japanese tech conglomerate NTT has created a drone that triggers lightning, is then struck by a heavenly bolt it instigated, and survives the experience – all in the name of preventing damage from ...

Japan’s Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation (NTT) has successfully developed and tested the world’s first drone-based system capable of triggering and guiding lightning. Between December 2024 ...