Lightning is usually seen as a harbinger of destruction in forests, killing or damaging trees in their blasts. But in the ...

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

The weather moving in and viewers sending in pictures and videos through ... from Fairhope showing the moment lightning strikes and another video shows a tree still smoldering after taking a ...

Severe thunderstorms bringing winds up to 75 mph, large hail and tornadoes are possible in northern Illinois on Wednesday ...

The tonka bean tree, scientifically known as Dipteryx oleifera, has developed the ability to not only survive strikes but also to transfer the electricity from lightning to its “enemies” and the ...

An author of a recent study about lightning's effect on trees in Panamanian forests says his team has gotten a large, positive response from people, including those who call the trees inspirational.

Lightning strikes have also been shown to damage neighboring trees with which the tonka bean tree may be competing for resources ... which allowed them to analyze their energy patterns. MORE: Rare ...