Before a discovery in a Panamanian rainforest, “it seemed impossible that lightning could be a good thing for the trees,” a ...

The almendro tree may have evolved to attract lightning, which helps clear more space for it to grow, according to new ...

New research suggests that Dipteryx oleifera trees, after being struck by lightning, are 14 times more likely to produce ...

Being struck by lightning is something humans generally try to avoid. But for at least one tropical tree species, this ...

A striking video captured the moment a tree exploded after being struck by lightning last week. In a flash, the tree is ...

In the tropical forests of Panama, a towering tree thrives, growing even stronger after enduring lightning strikes.

Getting zapped with millions of volts of electricity may not sound like a healthy activity, but for some trees, it is. A new study, published in New Phytologist, reports that some tropical tree ...

Dipteryx trees in Panama survive lightning strikes, grow taller, lose rivals, and reproduce more successfully.

Getting zapped with millions of volts of electricity may not sound like a healthy activity, but for some trees, it is. A new ...

LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - Residents in Nuevo Laredo are reporting an apparent lightning strike that may have set a palm tree on ...

Some trees don’t just survive lightning – they thrive on it. Scientists studying Panama’s tropical forests have discovered that Dipteryx oleifera trees often benefit from lightning strikes that ...

In 2022, Gora and colleagues demonstrated for the first time that trees differ in their ability to survive getting hit by lightning. Their new paper, published Wednesday, is the first to show that ...