The tonka bean tree, scientifically known as Dipteryx oleifera, has developed the ability to not only survive strikes but also to transfer the electricity from lightning to its “enemies” and the ...

Lightning strikes may kill hundreds of millions of trees every year, but one tropical tree has evolved to benefit from the ...

While studying the impact of lightning on rainforests in Panama, a team of researchers discovered that one species of tree ...

Ecologists are investigating the decline of insect populations in the world's tropical forests. Insects, the most abundant and diverse group of animals on Earth, are experiencing alarming declines, ...

By Shreya Dasgupta Socotra Island, known as the Galápagos of the Indian Ocean, hosts an unusual diversity of plants found ...

In Panama, one tree species survives lightning—and turns it into a deadly advantage. Scientists say it’s one of the most ...