Pandas are adored, but equally mocked as poorly adapted, evolutionary dead-ends. But while it might seem like they just loll ...

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Known as the Last of his Tribe and Man of the Hole, an unnamed indigenous hunter lived entirely alone for nearly three ...

Joe Pemberton and Linda Aradi said their garden in Delapre, Northampton, was inspired by their travels in Colombia. The green ...

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Almendro’ (Dipteryx oleifera), a tropical tree native to Panama’s rainforests, has stunned scientists with its surprising reaction to lightning: it thrives. While most trees might wither or ...

and most trees that are unlucky enough to be struck by lightning will burn or fall. However, a study has revealed that a species of 'lightning-resistant plant' inhabits the tropical rainforests of ...

Lightning strikes may kill untold numbers of trees every year, but one tropical species has evolved to benefit from the sudden jolts of electricity. The tonka bean tree, aka Dipteryx oleifera, has ...