New research suggests that Dipteryx oleifera trees, after being struck by lightning, are 14 times more likely to produce ...

Getting zapped with millions of volts of electricity may not sound like a healthy activity, but for some trees, it is. A new study reports that some tropical tree species are not only able to tolerate ...

Dipteryx trees in Panama survive lightning strikes, grow taller, lose rivals, and reproduce more successfully.

Being struck by lightning is something humans generally try to avoid. But for at least one tropical tree species, this ...

Getting zapped with millions of volts of electricity may not sound like a healthy activity, but for some trees, it is. A new study, published in New Phytologist, reports that some tropical tree ...

Some trees don’t just survive lightning – they thrive on it. Scientists studying Panama’s tropical forests have discovered that Dipteryx oleifera trees often benefit from lightning strikes that ...

A species of old-growth tree that is totally new to science has been hiding out in a narrow slice of mountain rainforest in ...

Expansive tree canopies are crucial for healthy ecosystems and livable cities. Yet, Los Angeles' strict tree planting rules, ...

The authority's new policy lays out which concerns might be barking up the wrong tree, including shadows cast on homes or ...

When it was first dug, the Chidorigafuchi moat was meant to keep people away from the shogun’s stronghold of Edo Castle, which is what used to occupy the spot in the center of downtown Tokyo which now ...

Researchers said the species was “abundant” but “difficult to capture” as it evaded their light traps in the tree canopy.

Dazzle of Darkness” was not meant to be a metaphor when Rebecca DiDomenico dreamed it up for the walls of the Boulder Museum ...