Flying through the air carries its own risks, but what happens when lightning strikes an airplane in that's in the air?

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

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

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

According to the Empire State Building website, it is struck by lightning on average 25 times a year! A structure's chances of being hit by lightning go up if it is tall and isolated. While there are ...

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

A wave of moisture is set to hit the Bay Area, with possible thunderstorms, lightning and hail on the horizon.

Lightning strikes kill millions of trees each year — but it turns out that some large tropical trees can not only survive a ...