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 ...

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

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.

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 ...

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 ...

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

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.

Aguirre-Gutiérrez explained: "Tropical forests are among the most diverse ecosystems on Earth, yet their ability to adapt to climate change is limited. Understanding which traits help trees ...