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 ...

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 ...

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

The ice storm and long periods of freezing temperatures in January made this a hard winter for some of the tropical plants in ...