Lightning strikes may kill hundreds of millions of trees every year, but one tropical tree has evolved to benefit from the ...

Almendro’ (Dipteryx oleifera), a tropical tree native to Panama’s rainforests, has stunned scientists with its surprising ...

How some tropical trees benefit from being struck by lightning: evidence for Dipteryx oleifera and other large-statured trees. New Phytologist , 2025 DOI: 10.1111/nph.70062 Cite This Page : ...

Uprooted trees block a road partially on the coast of Bay of Bengal in Balasore district of Odisha state, on India's eastern coastline, where Tropical Storm Dana made landfall late Thursday night ...

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 ...

More information: How some tropical trees benefit from being struck by lightning: evidence for Dipteryx oleifera and other large-statured trees, New Phytologist (2025). DOI: 10.1111/nph.70062 ...