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Tonka Bean Trees in Panama Can Survive Lightning Strikes And Then Use that Charge to Take Down ‘Clingy Partners’
The study's subject was the tonka bean tree (Dipteryx oleifera) growing in the lowland rainforests of Panama. Researchers ...
Smithsonian Magazine10d
Being Struck by Lightning Is No Big Deal for This Tropical Tree—the Zap Even Gives It a Boost
A technician climbs a tower to locate lightning strikes in the study area on Panama's Barro Colorado Island. Evan Gora / Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies Getting struck by lightning might not ...
Southeast Express9h
Here’s Why This Famous Ozarks Giant Has No Legs & Feet
Standing seven stories tall on Magnetic Mountain, Arkansas’s 67-foot-tall giant Jesus has been watching over Eureka Springs since 1966. The stark white concrete statue is as polarizing as it is ...
Scientific American14d
Why These Tropical Trees Love a Lightning Strike
A Dipteryx oleifera tree just after being struck by lightning in 2019 ( top) versus two years later ( bottom ). The tree ...
Robb Report27d
This Trimaran Uses a Giant Kite to Hit Lightning-Fast Speeds, and It Could Break a Sailing Record
The SP80 uses a giant sail kite (upper left of the image) for propulsion, requiring excessive wind and a smart hull design. SP80 “This run above 50 knots allowed us to finally observe the ...
The Hockey Writers on MSN6h
Maple Leafs Use Matthew Knies Hat Trick to Down the Lightning in Overtime
Matthew Knies scored in overtime and picked up a hat trick to lead the Toronto Maple Leafs past the Tampa Bay Lightning 4-3. With the win, the Maple Leafs have a three-point lead over the Lightning ...