On average, each lightning hit destroyed over 2.4 tons (2 metric tons) of adjacent tree biomass and approximately 80 percent of the lianas (parasitic vines) that plagued the tonka bean canopy. As per ...

For hundreds of years, the Amazon has been exploited for its gold. Today, the precious metal is just as sought after, but the ...

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

The latest season of ‘The White Lotus’, set in Thailand, is not just about the drama. There’s a new star in the show—a ...

If your yard could use more shade and needs it pronto, here are some of the best fast-growing shade trees to plant in the ...

Street trees often grow in appalling soil, have little root space, are rarely watered and get aggressively trimmed. But this ...