This incredible photo captures the dramatic moment a gigantic lightning bolt struck the side of a mountain. The wild photo was taken on June 8 by Phil Garcia, while out hiking with his friends. The ...

A "beloved" mum-of-four was killed in a freak lightning strike after a tree exploded causing flying shrapnel to hit her - as her horrified children witnessed the tragedy. Business owner Rosanna Hashem ...

Struck by lightning during a roaring thunderstorm 10 years ago, an ancient pine tree in Bolivia’s capital of La Paz is thriving. Known as the “miracle tree,” this giant conifer now draws devotees from ...

Lightning strikes may kill untold numbers of trees every year, but one tropical species has evolved to benefit from the sudden jolts of electricity. The tonka bean tree, aka Dipteryx oleifera, has ...

A photographer has captured the incredible moment a gigantic lightning bolt strikes trees on the side of a mountain. Phil Garcia took the photo on 8 June last year while he was hiking with friends in ...