Is it any wonder ancient people thought lightning came from the gods? Even today, a close lightning strike feels like a ...

New findings suggest humans mastered fire far earlier than believed, transforming diets, social life, and survival in ancient ...

In the mythology of ancient Greece and Rome, thunder and lightning strikes were the prime weapon of Zeus (the king of the gods, known to the Romans as Jupiter). Reminders of his power and wrath via ...

Some stories sound exaggerated until you discover every detail is documented. Roy Cleveland Sullivan lived one of those lives. Born in rural Virginia in 1912, he grew up near the mountains he would ...