However, for tropical experiments, acquisitive and conservative species performed ... the people living in this landscape. How do they use trees and forests? How can tree-planting support their ...

The tonka bean tree can survive a lightning strike, and thrive. Lightning strikes may kill untold numbers of trees every year, but one tropical species has evolved to benefit from the sudden jolts ...

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 ...

Some tree species are better suited for indoor environments, while others thrive outdoors. If you live in a warm climate, you may want to consider tropical species like ficus, which are ideal for ...

A new study reports that some tropical tree species are not only able to tolerate lightning strikes, but benefit from them. The trees may have even evolved to act as lightning rods. Getting zapped ...

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 ...

The large leaves of the aguaje, a tropical palm tree that grows in the peatlands and other seasonal wetland areas in tropical ...

Being struck by lightning is something humans generally try to avoid. But for at least one tropical tree species, this doesn’t hurt—and might even be a good thing. Scientists have long ...

Learn about our Editorial Policies. Although historically overlooked, lightning may play a surprisingly large role in shaping tropical forests, accounting for as much as 40 percent of large tree ...

In tropical rainforests, where the climate is potentially more favorable to plant growth, the two types of tree species show no differences on average. The key role of local climate and soil for ...