A flash of lightning. A thundering boom. And then a curious light floating through the air, illuminating the dark room, and bouncing off surfaces. “I was so terrified, I hid under my blanket,” says ...

Ball lightning has mystified scientists and witnesses for centuries, appearing as glowing orbs during thunderstorms that seem to defy physics. While thousands of people report seeing these luminous ...

Ball lightning is a widely debated and controversial atmospheric phenomenon that accompanies electrical storms, it is extremely rare and poorly understood. It manifests as a glowing spherical object ...

I saw a 20-second security camera clip on Facebook of ball lightning. It came out of the sky, rolled, and “walked” around a parking lot as if alive, then disappeared. Scientists to this day do not ...

James is a published author with multiple pop-history and science books to his name. He specializes in history, space, strange science, and anything out of the ordinary.View full profile James is a ...