Groundbreaking new research by geologists at the University of Leeds has found a link between lightning strikes and the origins of life on Earth. Until now, scientists have agreed the key ingredients ...

Life as we know it may require lightning, as it's one of the few energy sources a planet has available to create complex chemical compounds. Now, new research has found that lightning, while not very ...

Residents in LA believed they were witnessing a close encounter of the third kind, after filming what appeared to be an extraterrestrial lighting storm. Locals in Granada Hills were stunned by the ...

“Seeing is believing” is the mantra for those offering-up evidence for extraterrestrial visitors using UFOs. And the latest proof of an alien spaceship exploring Earth has arrived today, according to ...

Footage showing a mysterious object crashing into Earth during a lightning storm has led an onlooker to fear an "alien invasion" was taking place. Conner, 23, was working the night shift at a ...

A mysterious UFO has been spotted during a dramatic lightning storm over South Africa in intriguing scenes akin to the alien invasion movie, District 9. Footage recorded in Johannesburg, where Neil ...

Residents of a town were left gobsmacked at the weekend after a massive cloud bank struck, producing lightning scenes similar to those witnessed in Lord of the Rings. The phenomenon left people ...

The space shuttle Discovery rolls out to Launch Pad 39A with lightning in the area at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, Aug. 4, 2009. Lightning always occurs in twisted shapes, ...

Three photographers have captured high-definition images of ‘sprites,’ a phenomenon of flashing red lightning. Sprites are a natural event notoriously difficult to photograph clearly. To escape the ...

A video that apparently shows a UFO getting struck by lightning during a New Year's Eve celebration in Austria has gone viral online. The video, apparently filmed by student Marie Mela in the ...

EXTRAORDINARY footage shows a UFO soaring over the sea during a thunderstorm – with a witness describing it as the “fastest thing I’ve ever seen”. Carmen Rich was filming a big storm off the coast of ...