Most tropical lightning storms are RADIOACTIVE, reveals new research. Observations from a retrofitted U2 American spy plane found a "surprising" amount and variety of gamma radiation is produced in ...

DURHAM, N.C. – In the 1990s, NASA satellites built to spot high-energy particles coming from supernovas and other celestial-sized objects discovered a surprise — high energy gamma radiation bursts ...

Regular high-energy pulses of gamma-ray radiation emerging from around the Milky Way's central black hole may be coming from a blob of matter whipping around at 30% the speed of light. When you ...

Experts have issued a warning about rising temperatures and increased UV radiation expected in Costa Rica over the coming months. The National Meteorological Institute (IMN) has stated that between ...

Researchers have known for several decades that thunderstorms can act as miniature particle accelerators that produce antimatter, gamma rays and other nuclear phenomena. But they did not know how ...