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

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

While studying the impact of lightning on rainforests in Panama, a team of researchers discovered that one species of tree ...

Almendro’ (Dipteryx oleifera), a tropical tree native to Panama’s rainforests, has stunned scientists with its surprising ...

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 ...

The artist is 87 now and under constant medical care. But he was determined to make it to Paris for the exhibition of his life. By Eleanor Stanford The 2,000-year-old Torlonia collection of ...

Details of all tropical cyclones that are known to have occurred are contained in a database maintained by the Bureau of Meteorology. After a tropical cyclone has occurred, tropical cyclone ...

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The intense weather left more than 20 large trees lying on the ground - blocking access and causing an eyesore. To improve the situation, local wood carver Justina Kasponyte from Roaming Chisel agreed ...

The fierce winds didn't just rattle fences and topple trees—they also disrupted international travel plans. One notable disruption was an Emirates Airbus A380 flight from Dubai, which found itself ...

April 5, 2025 • Organizers of Oakland's First Fridays art festival made a flyer promoting the event using AI, and are facing backlash for not using an actual artist. NPR's Scott Simon explains.