New research suggests that Dipteryx oleifera trees, after being struck by lightning, are 14 times more likely to produce ...

Being struck by lightning is something humans generally try to avoid. But for at least one tropical tree species, this ...

Getting zapped with millions of volts of electricity may not sound like a healthy activity, but for some trees, it is. A new study reports that some tropical tree species are not only able to tolerate ...

Getting zapped with millions of volts of electricity may not sound like a healthy activity, but for some trees, it is. A new study, published in New Phytologist, reports that some tropical tree ...

In the tropical forests of Panama, a towering tree thrives, growing even stronger after enduring lightning strikes.

Some trees don’t just survive lightning – they thrive on it. Scientists studying Panama’s tropical forests have discovered that Dipteryx oleifera trees often benefit from lightning strikes that ...

Lightning strikes also reduced Dipteryx liana infestations ... Estimates suggest individual Dipteryx oleifera trees are directly hit by lightning every 56 years, on average. And since the trees ...

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 study, published in New ...

Lightning strikes also reduced Dipteryx liana infestations ... Estimates suggest individual Dipteryx oleifera trees are directly hit by lightning every 56 years, on average. And since the trees ...