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

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

Two of the holiday season's superstars, Balsam Hill and Twinkly, teamed up to create a smart Christmas tree that left us ...

Dipteryx trees in Panama survive lightning strikes, grow taller, lose rivals, and reproduce more successfully.

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

A Dipteryx oleifera tree just after being struck by lightning in 2019 ( top) versus two years later ( bottom ). The tree ...

By Debra Herrick Blue light moves across a dark screen. There are no trees, no soil — just the unseen forces that sustain ...

Some trees don’t just survive lightning – they thrive on it. Scientists studying Panama’s tropical forests have discovered ...

Millions of trees knocked down by Hurricane Helene last ... whether people burn debris, light a campfire that isn’t well watched or toss out cigarette, Scheller said. A forest fire burning ...

The trees in the metro took the brunt of the storm ... he was out cleaning up the heavy snow that played a role in shutting off his lights. “The snow is pretty light on top but that two three ...

Twenty million trees will be planted and 2,500 hectares (6,178 acres) of new woodland created in the west of England as part of a "national forest" drive, the government has announced. The Western ...