Those long hours turned him into an unlikely figure in American folklore because he survived something few people encounter more than once. Lightning struck him seven separate times across 35 years, ...

AMHERST, Mass. (WWLP) – The Amherst Historical Society received funding to help preserve a historic sycamore tree that is more than 260 years old outside the Amherst History Museum. Lightning strike ...

Statues are products of one era built to endure into others. They loom over streets and squares while the views of those who pass by change, from generation to generation. Most people, most of the ...

Reporters Cameron McWhirter and Zusha Elinson sit down with ABC News. The AR-15 has become a political lightning rod in recent decades. The rifle has become a symbol of freedom for some and a symbol ...

Brazilian researchers captured on camera the brief moment when lightning rods on buildings released an upward discharge to attract incoming lightning. By Nicholas Bakalar Benjamin Franklin invented ...

Getting hit by lightning is not usually a good thing. But one tropical tree species seems to harness heaven’s wrath. Not only do the trees survive lightning strikes, but their height and voluminous ...