One species of tropical tree seems not only to survive lightning strikes but also to thrive because of them Being struck by ...

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

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Though being struck by lightning is usually bad, the tropical tree Dipteryx oleifera benefits. A strike kills other nearby trees and parasitic vines.

A tropical storm struck some parts of Thailand, uprooting trees and causing powerful gales. Residents in Khon Kaen province ...

How some tropical trees benefit from being struck by lightning: evidence for Dipteryx oleifera and other large-statured trees. New Phytologist , 2025 DOI: 10.1111/nph.70062 Cite This Page : ...

An author of a recent study about lightning's effect on trees in Panamanian forests says his team has gotten a large, ...

"Tropical plants produce a huge diversity of chemicals that have practical implications for human health." The study was published in the journal Ecology and led by former ecology and evolution ...

Trees nearest the mines had higher concentrations of mercury in their rings. Passive air sampling confirmed the mercury ...

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 ...

Over one-third of the compounds were terpenoids, chemicals that plants use to ward off threats like insects and pathogens.