Lightning strikes kill millions of trees each year — but it turns out that some large tropical trees can not only survive a strike, but also benefit from its effects, according to a recent study. The ...

In a rainforest teeming with competition, one tree has discovered how to turn catastrophe into advantage. In Panama’s dense lowland jungle, a tropical species called Dipteryx oleifera—known locally as ...

Lightning is one of nature's most destructive forces, responsible for killing millions of trees every year. But in the rainforests of Panama, one species has flipped that danger into a powerful ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The estimate doesn't even include trees destroyed during wildfires ignited by lightning. Most people don’t often witness the ...

Researchers studying lightning's effects on Panama's forests found that one tree, Dipteryx oleifera, often survives being hit by lightning — and even benefits from the overall effects. One of the ...

An author of a recent study about lightning's effect on trees in Panamanian forests says his team has gotten a large, positive response from... Lightning strikes kill millions of trees each year — but ...