Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. For as long as people have traveled through Lake Maracaibo ...

Where the Catatumbo River meets Lake Maracaibo in Venezuela, lightning strikes up to 300 times a year for as many as 9 hours a night. "Catatumbo Lightning," also known as the Maracaibo Beacon, holds ...

Catatumbo lightning phenomenon mysterious disappeared for months in 2010. August 2, 2011— -- A mysterious symphony of rapid-fire lightning bolts used to create the greatest light show on Earth ...

Rachael has a degree in Zoology from the University of Southampton, and specializes in animal behavior, evolution, palaeontology, and the environment. Rachael has a degree in Zoology from the ...

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