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

A Dipteryx oleifera tree just after being struck by lightning in 2019 ( top) versus two years later ( bottom ). The tree ...

Getting hit by lightning is not usually a good thing. But one tropical tree species seems to harness heaven’s wrath. Not only do the trees survive lightning strikes, but their height and ...

Since this damage may not be readily visible right after the lightning strike, you should wait a few weeks to months to do any major corrective work. By that time, most of the serious damage will ...