Getting zapped with millions of volts of electricity may not sound like a healthy activity, but for some trees, it is. A new ...

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

Most living things don’t cope well with having millions of volts put through them, but one tropical tree species appears to benefit from being struck by lightning.

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 ...

New Yorkers should visit this Manhattan destination that hides a full tropical garden in plain sight, at the bottom floor of ...

It’s midmorning and the Murray River is shimmering olive green as it shuffles through the sun-kissed Sunraysia district in ...

Recent research by scientists at the Botanical Research Institute of Texas (BRIT), Texas Tech University, and several other ...

Although the idea of a planting a tropical fruit tree seems like a good way to transform your backyard into an oasis, you may ...

If there is one thing that Georgia is known for, it is our forest. Georgia is one of the top exporters for wood, wood fuel and wood pellets. We have over 55,000 forest industry jobs throughout the ...

The tropical cyclone was moving west with sustained winds near ... (Dave Hunt/AAP Image via AP) A fallen tree lies on a damaged house in Gold Coast, Australia, Friday, March 7, 2025. (Dave Hunt/AAP ...

A new analysis reveals that nearly half of the genus Heliconia, a group of tropical plants popular for their bright, beak-shaped flowers, are threatened with extinction. A new analysis from ...