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Empire Strikes: GE Scientists Studied Lightning Atop New York's Iconic Skyscraper

July 09, 2018
Electrical storms and lightning have been around since Earth’s infancy – possibly even sparking first life. Yet 4.5 billion years later we still understand strikingly little about how they work, including such basics like what causes lightning and how it travels.
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5 Coolest Things on Earth This Week

September 24, 2016
A 200-mile-long long lightning strikes in Oklahoma. A flashlight with the strength of 21,000 suns is now a thing. Black roofs may soon reflect as much sunlight as white ones. Who knew?The Universe Has No Direction
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