New research suggests that Dipteryx oleifera trees, after being struck by lightning, are 14 times more likely to produce offspring. Reading time 3 minutes If you’re stuck outside in the middle of a ...

Lightning is often seen as a killer, leaving behind destruction and death of trees — but one tropical species has evolved to use the force of nature to its benefit. The tonka bean tree, scientifically ...

Scientists discover trees in the lowland rainforests of Panama that use lightning strikes to their advantage. . | Credit: pawopa3336/Getty Images Lightning is usually seen as a harbinger of ...

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 ...

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After finding a tree that had been struck by lightning and hollowed out by the intense heat, a woodworker reveals the ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A first-of-its-kind study estimates that lightning strikes kill 320 million trees every year. For perspective, these dead trees ...

A new study provides the first estimates of lightning-killed trees, a crucial figure for understanding Earth's carbon cycle. Reading time 2 minutes We’ve all seen dramatic footage of lightning ...

Struck by lightning during a roaring thunderstorm 10 years ago, an ancient pine tree in Bolivia’s capital of La Paz is thriving. Known as the “miracle tree,” this giant conifer now draws devotees from ...

Humans do a pretty good job of destroying trees with our penchant for deforestation, but Mother Nature is giving us are run for our money in the form of lightning strikes. Lightning is a far deadlier ...

Being struck by lightning is something humans generally try to avoid. But for at least one tropical tree species, this doesn’t hurt—and might even be a good thing. Scientists have long believed that ...