Lightning is a rare but unavoidable threat to trees, and most trees that are unlucky enough to be struck by lightning will burn or fall. However, a study has revealed that a species of ...

The Bengal government has decided to plant palmyra palm trees (taal) in several areas as a natural safeguard against lightning, which claims around 500 lives in the state every year. Officials have ...

Scientists have suspected that direct lightning strikes are good for some trees, but now they’ve confirmed it. A new study shows that a tall tropical tree species called Dipteryx oleifera has evolved ...