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

The Odisha government has planted 19 lakh palm saplings to curb the rising number of lightning death cases in the state. The ...

Defenseman Ryan McDonagh helped ignite a fast and furious start for the Tampa Bay Lightning in the veteran defenseman’s ...

National Weather Service data showed lightning strikes all over the region, from off the coast to deep into eastern ...

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

Widespread thunderstorms moved through western Washington Wednesday night, with lightning illuminating the sky across the ...

The Phenomenon of Lightning Lightning is a powerful electrical discharge caused by imbalances between storm clouds and the ...

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

Technician Cesar Gutierrez climbs a tower to detect and locate lightning strikes in the study area. After detection, drones and on-the-ground teams monitor the strike’s impacts.

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 ...

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 ...

Lightning has long been a fascinating and powerful force of nature, captivating the imagination of humans for centuries.