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

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 ...

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 ...

Most living things don’t cope well with having millions of volts put through them, but one tropical tree species appears to benefit from being struck by lightning.

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 ...

Tropical forests are a crucial part of helping our planet maintain balance, but they are adapting too slowly to keep pace ...

With the opportunity to study microbial-induced decay of tropical trees at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI), I began to see challenges not as threats but as transformative forces.

Satellite images from space are allowing scientists to delve deeper into the individual functions of different tropical forest canopies with new and surprising results. Understanding tree traits and ...