The statue stands at 30 meters tall and was built between 1922 and 1931. Equipped with lightning rods, it is struck by ...

Christ the Redeemer, the iconic statue with its arms extended overlooking Rio de Janeiro in Brazil was struck by lightning damaging the statue's right hand thumb, making it lose one finger ...

The statue of Christ the Redeemer sits at an elevation of 2,300 ... making it susceptible to lightning strikes during thunderstorms. The statue has been struck by lightning about 20 times since it was ...

Before a discovery in a Panamanian rainforest, “it seemed impossible that lightning could be a good thing for the trees,” a ...

The almendro tree may have evolved to attract lightning, which helps clear more space for it to grow, according to new ...

so I have to avoid it when brushing my hair." Notably, in 2017, a teenager in the US state of Alabama claimed that her vision had improved after being hit by lightning as she did not need glasses ...

New research suggests getting struck by lightning might be beneficial for Dipteryx oleifera trees. © Left: Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies. Right: wirestock via ...

Things took a more frightening turn after, all of a sudden, the victim lost “all feeling” in her limbs.” “I couldn’t move, not even an inch,” recounted the distraught woman, who asked her roommate to ...

A WOMAN who was struck by lightning and lived to tell the tale has revealed how it made her eyes change colour. Carly Electric, as she’s known, has always been fascinated with lightning, even ...

"Seeing that there are trees that get struck by lightning and they're fine was just mind-blowing," Gora recalled. Over time, the team encountered other Dipteryx oleifera trees thriving after ...