New research suggests that Dipteryx oleifera trees, after being struck by lightning, are 14 times more likely to produce offspring. Reading time 3 minutes If you’re stuck outside in the middle of a ...
Lightning is one of nature's most destructive forces, responsible for killing millions of trees every year. But in the rainforests of Panama, one species has flipped that danger into a powerful ...
On Barro Colorado Island, a 15-square-kilometer patch of tropical forest in the middle of the Panama Canal, thunderstorms ...
Lightning strikes kill millions of trees each year — but it turns out that some large tropical trees can not only survive a strike, but also benefit from its effects, according to a recent study. The ...
Home insurance generally covers damage to houses caused by fallen trees. — Lightning-damaged trees may qualify for removal and debris cleanup coverage. — Removing trees and their debris ...
A homeowner’s security camera captured the dramatic moment lightning struck a neighbour’s tree during a storm in Houston, USA ...
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 ...
A Jackson family of 11 is without a home after a tree struck by lightning fell on their house during a storm, damaging the ...
Struck by lightning during a roaring thunderstorm 10 years ago, an ancient pine tree in Bolivia’s capital of La Paz is thriving. Known as the “miracle tree,” this giant conifer now draws devotees from ...