Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. There's a reason you may notice it more in the winter. Excess static electricity is always a shock to the system—literally—but if ...

Ever wonder why you get shocked so much when you touch anything in the winter? Meteorologist Rob Shackelford breaks down why.

Many Bengalureans are reporting static shocks - while brushing hair, opening car doors, using a gas lighter or a metal tap or while simply rolling a plastic mat. Spooky as these sudden jolts can be, ...