By Rebecca Dzombak When lightning strikes a tree in the tropics, the whole forest explodes. “At their most extreme, it kind of looks like a bomb went off ... one that was struck are electrocuted.

Wherever you live, trees bear a lot of the damage from lightning strikes but just because your tree is struck does not mean ... and we see it as a streak down the bark. Sometimes the evidence ...

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

New research suggests getting struck by lightning might be beneficial ... In stark contrast, other tree species were significantly worse off—they lost 5.7 more leaves, and 64% of them died ...

The tonka bean tree in Panama not only survives, but thrives off of lightning strikes, which it uses to wipe out its ...

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

The impact blew away the vines that had wrapped around its branches, and the lightning struck the tree with enough force to kill more than a dozen nearby trees. The tree was virtually unscathed.

While most trees might wither or die when struck by lightning ... But the Almendro tree stood out. “Instead of dying off, this particular species seemed to take the hit and bounce back better ...

These trees tend to grow tall and large, up to 130 feet, and live for centuries, meaning that a single tonka bean tree is believed to be struck by lightning at least five times after reaching ...

Wherever you live, trees bear a lot of the damage from lightning strikes but just because your tree is struck does not mean it needs to be ... and we see it as a streak down the bark. Sometimes the ...