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New world record! Weather satellites detect 515-mile-long lightning flash

The “megaflash” occurred in 2017 and stretched from Texas to Missouri. Some areas are more prone to lightning storms than others. (Image credit: John finney photography/Getty Images) It’s 2017, and a thunderstorm shoots off a lightning bolt. What’s so special about that, you ask? Well, the bolt is an astonishing 515 miles (829 kilometers) long. Using archiva

The "megaflash" occurred in 2017 and stretched from Texas to Missouri. Some areas are more prone to lightning storms than others. (Image credit: John finney photography/Getty Images) It's 2017, and a thunderstorm shoots off a lightning bolt. What's so special about that, you ask? Well, the bolt is an astonishing 515 miles (829 kilometers) long. Using archival satellite

See the moon cross the Pleiades for the last time this year on July 20

The moon's crescent limb will cloak and uncover stars from the iconic cluster before sunrise. Don't miss the moon cover the Pleiades for the final time in 2025 on July 20. (Image credit: Created in Canva Pro by Daisy Dobrijevic) If you live anywhere in the contiguous U.S. or Canada, and clear skies are forecast for early Sunday morning, July 20, then be sure to step outsid

The Untapped Potential of the Amazon’s Plastic-Eating Mushroom

Long before there were trees, the Earth was overrun by giant mushrooms. Fungi first showed up over a billion years ago as three-metre-tall fungus fingers that dominated the landscape, while plants have been around for a paltry 700 million years debuting as scruffy shrubs. A billion or so years on, the humble ‘shroom is an unlikely champion in the war against plastic waste thanks to the discovery

The Wave Of Arizona Is A 190-Million-Year-Old Geological Masterpiece

It may look like a Stone Age skatepark, but the Wave is all-natural. Very few rock features in the world can compare to the Wave in Arizona. With its swirling layers and undulating forms, this trippy rock formation is not only an Instagrammable sight, but also a geological wonder that's been 190 million years in the making. The Wave can be found in the Coyote Buttes North area of the Colorado

Why Are Reindeer Eyes Golden In Summer But Blue In Winter?

Twice a Year, Reindeer Eyes Pull Off a Wonderful Magic Trick The Arctic can stay perpetually dark for months. Reindeer cope by changing part of their eyes from gold to blue. Of all the eyeballs in Glen Jeffery’s office, only a very small minority are his. “Oh, I’ve got an office full of eyes,” Jeffery, a neuroscientist at University College London, told me. Over Skype, he fi

The Ancient Yew of Muckross Abbey: A Living Legend of Killarney, Ireland

The Muckross Abbey Yew Tree: Ireland’s 500-Year-Old Living Landmark in Killarney National Park When I visited Ireland with my family in the Summer of 2015, we visited a place called Muckross Abbey in Killarney National Park located in Killarney. It ended up being my favourite memory from Ireland all because of the yew tree inside. The true name of this place is actually the Franciscan Fri

NASA Animation Sizes Up the Universe’s Biggest Black Holes

A new NASA animation highlights the “super” in supermassive black holes. These monsters lurk in the centers of most big galaxies, including our own Milky Way, and contain between 100,000 and tens of billions of times more mass than our Sun. All monster black holes are not equal. Watch this video to see how they compare to each other and to our solar system. The black holes shown, which ra

Norway Is the World’s First Nation to Ban Deforestation

Norway Is the World’s First Nation to Ban Deforestation Norway’s deforestation ban is a commitment to deforestation-free supply chains. It means that Norwegians will refuse to award government contracts to companies that engage in clear-cutting. Norway is the first country in the world to commit to no longer using any products that contribute to deforestation. That’s pretty rema

Find out when the Buck Moon rises on July 10, 2025, how to spot it from your area, and why it looks bigger on the horizon.

Find out what time the full moon rises on July 10, 2025, how to see the Buck Moon from your location, and why it looks bigger near the horizon. A bull elk silhouetted against a full moon rising in Yellowstone National Park (composite image). (Image credit: Mark Miller Photos via Getty Images) The July full moon 2025, also known as the Buck Moon, will rise on July 10, offer