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Lightning is often seen as a killer, leaving behind destruction and death of trees — but one tropical species has evolved to use the force of nature to its benefit. The tonka bean tree, scientifically ...

Lightning strikes kill millions of trees each year — but it turns out that some large tropical trees can not only survive a strike, but also benefit from its effects, according to a recent study. The ...

Researchers studying lightning's effects on Panama's forests found that one tree, Dipteryx oleifera, often survives being hit by lightning — and even benefits from the overall effects. One of the ...