A Tokyo-based tech giant claims to have created the first drone in the world to induce and guide lightning strikes.

On a stormy day, engineers at Japan’s Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation (NTT) launched a small aircraft into the ...

A new caged drone has been developed that can trigger lightning strikes and can safely redirect the electricity.

Japan’s NTT develops drones that can trigger and guide lightning, aiming to protect cities and study storm behavior.

Japanese tech conglomerate NTT has created a drone that triggers lightning, is then struck by a heavenly bolt it instigated, ...

The development of lightning-resistant structures for drones, enables them to withstand direct strikes without malfunctioning ...

Scientists and engineers at the Japanese telecommunications company Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation (NTT) ...

With millions of lightning strikes recorded each year in the United States, protection should be a priority. However, is your car a safe potential safe shelter?

Though being struck by lightning is usually bad, the tropical tree Dipteryx oleifera benefits. A strike kills other nearby trees and parasitic vines.

The outcome can vary widely based on not just the type of car, but also the type of lightning. Normally, air insulates the electrical charges in clouds from those on the ground. But according to ...