Lightning is a phenomenon that has fascinated humanity since time immemorial, providing a stark example of the power and ...

Samuel Ajayi graduated with a first class degree from the University of Ibadan, a masters in Radiation and Health Physics ...

The very moment two electrical currents slam together to form a lightning bolt has been captured, revealing for the first ...

For the first time, scientists have caught lightning in the act of unleashing a powerful burst of gamma radiation known as a ...

Thunderstorms are known to generate gamma rays, the highest energy radiation on Earth. But pinning the burst to a specific bolt is new.

An international team of astronomers using the Einstein Probe reports the discovery of a new peculiar fast-evolving ...

A world-first multi-sensor detection of an intense gamma-ray flash has been observed by researchers from The University of ...

Among the wreckage of the Milky Way — where the violent deaths of stars usually leave chaos and crumpled shells — astronomers ...

Time to light up your day by singing about the electromagnetic spectrum with Sir Isaac Newton and Horrible Science. From ...

A puzzling discovery in NGC 1068 shows a flood of neutrinos but weak gamma rays. Scientists now suspect helium atoms ...

Professor Laura Harkness has been appointed Pro-Vice-Chancellor and Head of the Faculty of Science and Engineering, taking ...

NASA’s NuSTAR and NICER telescopes have uncovered new insights into RX J0032.9-7348, revealing its pulse pattern, spin ...