In a rainforest teeming with competition, one tree has discovered how to turn catastrophe into advantage. In Panama’s dense ...

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

The tonka bean tree, scientifically known as Dipteryx oleifera, has developed the ability to not only survive strikes but also to transfer the electricity from lightning to its “enemies” and ...

An author of a recent study about lightning's effect on trees in Panamanian forests says his team has gotten a large, ...

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 ...

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.