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 ...

A new study, published in New Phytologist, reports that some tropical tree species are not only able to tolerate lightning strikes, but benefit from them. The trees may have even evolved to act as ...

Lightning strikes kill millions of ... Is there anything about this tree that people might try to emulate? I'm not sure how you'd replicate this tree. Maybe just draw inspiration from it — that ...

Lightning strikes kill ... Is there anything about this tree that people might try to emulate? I'm not sure how you'd replicate this tree. Maybe just draw inspiration from it — that seemingly ...

In the rainforests of Panama, one tropical tree has evolved an incredible defence strategy. It can withstand lightning strikes and use them to fight off its competition. Infographic showing the ...

And while getting struck by lightning would certainly be very bad news for you, new research suggests certain trees might draw unexpected benefits from the electrocution. A team of researchers has ...

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 ...