Getting struck by lightning, even in Minecraft, is incredibly unlikely, but that doesn't mean that players shouldn't be prepared. The first part of the Caves and Cliffs update is here, and with it ...

Whenever lightning is about to happen in 128 blocks (64 blocks in Bedrock Edition) around the lightning rod, the lightning strike will be redirected to the rod instead of a random block. This is ...

Last year marked the 270th anniversary of Benjamin Franklin’s lightning rod — but it’s more than a relic of history. The Franklin rod remains in use today because the simple design exploits some ...

The Minecraft Lightning Rod is the best way to redirect lightning, which is not only handy if you'd like to protect a wooden Minecraft house, but also if you want to save your Villagers from turning ...

Lightning rods have been used to guide lightning strikes for centuries, but now scientists have demonstrated something a bit more advanced than a humble metal stick. Beaming a high-powered laser into ...

Brazilian researchers captured on camera the brief moment when lightning rods on buildings released an upward discharge to attract incoming lightning. By Nicholas Bakalar Benjamin Franklin invented ...