The tonka bean tree, scientifically known as Dipteryx oleifera, has developed the ability to not only survive strikes but ...

Lightning strikes may kill hundreds of millions of trees every year, but one tropical tree has evolved to benefit from the ...

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Lightning is usually seen as a harbinger of destruction in forests, killing or damaging trees in their blasts. But in the ...

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Almendro’ (Dipteryx oleifera), a tropical tree native to Panama’s rainforests, has stunned scientists with its surprising reaction to lightning: it thrives. While most trees might wither or ...