The almendro tree may have evolved to attract lightning, which helps clear more space for it to grow, according to new research ...

On average, a lightning strike near a D. oleifera killed nine surrounding trees and reduced parasitic vine ...

oleifera’s relationship with lightning after discovering a unique specimen in Panama in 2015. The tree had survived getting struck by lightning with little damage, despite the fact that the ...

A Dipteryx oleifera tree just after being struck by lightning in 2019 (left) versus two years later (right). The tree survived the strike with minimal damage, and benefited from having its ...

The tonka bean tree stood out to researchers as one species that consistently showed little to no damage after a lightning strike. “Over those 40 years, there’s a quantifiable, detectable ...

looking for signs of lightning damage. But making critical observations could be painfully inefficient. Dr. Gora would begin climbing one tree, convinced it was the struck trunk, only to get 50 ...

Though being struck by lightning is usually bad, the tropical tree Dipteryx oleifera benefits. A strike kills other nearby trees and parasitic vines.

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 ...

When asked how he felt at the time of the discovery, Gora recalled, 'I was just amazed that a tree could be struck by lightning and still be unharmed.' By Evan Gora After finding that other D.

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 ...

Some Lake Bluff residents suffered property damage Wednesday morning after a tree was struck by lightning, village officials said. Village Administrator Drew Irvin stated at about 6:40 am ...

Over a period of weeks after that, you can start seeing a ... this is probably the 10th lightning strike this tree has had. We estimate it's five [strikes] on average. But, you know, some of ...