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

The tonka bean tree, scientifically known as Dipteryx oleifera, has developed the ability to not only survive strikes but ...

For one tropical tree species in the forests of Panama, getting struck by lightning every once in a while is […] ...

Almendro’ (Dipteryx oleifera), a tropical tree native to Panama’s rainforests, has stunned scientists with its surprising reaction to lightning: it thrives. While most trees might wither or ...

Being struck by lightning is something humans generally try to avoid. But for at least one tropical tree species, this doesn’t hurt—and might even be a good thing. Scientists have long ...

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More information: How some tropical trees benefit from being struck by lightning: evidence for Dipteryx oleifera and other large-statured trees, New Phytologist (2025). DOI: 10.1111/nph.70062 ...

A tropical depression downed dozens of trees throughout a famous coastal town near Lisbon after making landfall on Wednesday, March 19, footage shows. Video filmed and posted to TikTok by user ...

Banyans usually grow on hardwood hammocks. They are considered a keystone species, essential to the hardwood tropical ecosystem.