 Ever wondered if Earth is truly alive? Well, hold on to your hats because the answer might surprise you. While it doesn't have a heart-pumping blood, our planet does possess a fascinating heartbeat in the form of electromagnetic waves. So, imagine this. A constant hum, barely audible to the human ear, yet resonating around the entire planet. This, my friends, is the Schumann Resonance, the Earth's very own electromagnetic heartbeat. And what fuels this incredible phenomenon? Believe it or not, it's all thanks to the power of lightning. Did you know that at any given time, around 2,000 thunderstorms rage across the globe, each one unleashing a dazzling 50 lightning strikes per second. Each of these strikes generates electromagnetic waves that travel around the Earth, bouncing between the ground and the ionosphere, a layer of charged particles about 60 miles above.