The phrase “lightning in a bottle” is usually used as a metaphor for something rare or impossible to reproduce. In a recent ...

You’ve probably seen Lichtenberg figures before, those lightning-like traces left by high-voltage discharge. The safe way to create them is using an electron beam to embed charge inside an ...

So far in this series, we’ve talked about man-made byproducts — Fordite, which is built-up layers of cured car enamel, and Trinitite, which was created during the first nuclear bomb test. A lovely ...

Looking for an unusual Christmas present? How about giving someone a bolt of lightning? Bert Hickman creates stunning sculptures by blasting an acrylic block with a 2.5 million volt particle ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. GAYLORD, Mich. (WGN) — A round of storms on ...

GAYLORD, Mich. (WGN) — A round of storms on Tuesday night left behind an interesting surprise for groundkeepers at a northern Michigan resort. Groundskeepers at the Treetops Resort’s Smith Tradition ...

GAYLORD, Mich. (WGN) — A round of storms on Tuesday night left behind an interesting surprise at a northern Michigan resort. Groundskeepers at the Treetops Resort’s Smith Tradition Golf Course in ...