Though being struck by lightning is usually bad, the tropical tree Dipteryx oleifera benefits. A strike kills other nearby trees and parasitic vines.

earning him the nickname "Human Lightning Rod." Roy Cleveland Sullivan was born on February 7, 1912, in Greene County, Virginia. In 1936, he began his career as a park ranger in Shenandoah ...

Lightning rods can help with this. A Lightning Rod serves two purposes; it protects the farm and also collects energy, creating a Battery Pack the day after it has been hit by lightning during a ...

In the mid-18th century, Benjamin Franklin helped elucidate the nature of lightning and endorsed the protective value of ...