When two lightning bolts decided to have a mid-air showdown, they didn’t just spark some drama—they unleashed a gamma ray burst so wild it could star in its own superhero movie. Scientists in Japan caught this “dark lightning” on camera, proving thunderclouds are basically cosmic particle accelerators. Forget mild-mannered rainstorms; these clouds are out here slinging radiation like a sci-fi villain. Who knew Mother Nature was cooking up gamma rays faster than you can say, “Zap!”
Scientists Just Witnessed Two Lightning Bolts Collide and Unleash a Blast of Radiation
