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

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

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 ...

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 ...

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Most living things don’t cope well with having millions of volts put through them, but one tropical tree species appears to benefit from being struck by lightning.