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

Before a discovery in a Panamanian rainforest, “it seemed impossible that lightning could be a good thing for the trees,” a ...

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

Nine of these trees were directly struck by lightning ... act as an important food source for rainforest animals. The research team found the lightning strikes didn’t just spare the Dipteryx ...