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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 ...

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 ...

Lightning strikes may kill untold numbers of trees every year, but one tropical species has evolved to benefit ... by lightning in the Barro Colorado Nature Monument, a lowland rainforest in Panama, ...

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Hundreds of millions of trees die from lightning strikes worldwide every year, and as the climate changes, that number is rising. In tropical rainforests, these strikes are a leading cause of tree ...

Getting hit by lightning is not usually a good thing. But one tropical tree species seems to harness heaven’s wrath. Not only do the trees survive lightning strikes, but their height and ...