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Bacteria are thriving in the sky — and they influence the weather

Science

Scientists are uncovering new details about the microbiome in the clouds.

Lightning strikes over Lake Maracaibo in the village of Ologa, where the Catatumbo River feeds into the lake, in the western state of Zulia October 23, 2014.

The world’s new lightning capital sees more than 100,000 flashes a year

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International Space Station

The conflict over Ukraine now reaches into space

Global Scan
International Space Station

The conflict over Ukraine now reaches into space

Global Scan
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Lightning Strikes

A man who survived being struck by lightning tells how his life was irrevocably changed after one instant.

Lightning Strikes

A man who survived being struck by lightning tells how his life was irrevocably changed after one instant.

Lightning Strikes

A man who survived being struck by lightning tells how his life was irrevocably changed after one instant.

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Fire Toads

Two years ago, a lightning strike set off a wildfire that swept through thousands of acres in Montana, and destroyed nearly a third of the landscape in Glacier National Park. But as Sandy Hausman reports, the fire may have helped out one little forest dweller.

Living on Earth Almanac/Firefly Festival

This week, we have facts about a firefly festival in South Korea. Every year, people of Muju let lightning bugs light up their town.

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