Brighten up the shaded areas of your yard with shade-loving, flowering woodland plants. Here are some plants (with ...

There's something truly refreshing about stepping away from the hustle and bustle of the city, even if just for a few days.

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 the ...

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

A tropical tree species in Panama’s lowland rainforest appears to benefit from lightning strikes by surviving unscathed while ...

The secluded Samburu conservancy is the first of its kind in the region, and every step supports conservation efforts and ...

Though being struck by lightning is usually bad, the tropical tree Dipteryx oleifera benefits. A strike kills other nearby trees and parasitic vines.

Excelsa trees grow with deep roots, big trunks, and tough leaves that can help them survive droughts and heat.

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

Yams are considered one of the world’s most important crops. A starchy, nutrient-rich root vegetable of the genus Dioscorea, ...

It’s as if the sun, which is suddenly more visible in the sky, has an ally in the color of so many spring blooms.