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

Lightning never strikes the same place twice” is a common idiom to mean that unusual events don’t happen to the same person ...

The building blocks of life on Earth may have been fueled by tiny sparks hopping between water droplets.

“Lightning never ... is equipped with a lightning rod, which provides a highway made of conductive materials for the electricity to use so it can get to the ground and disperse safely.

Getting zapped with millions of volts of electricity may not sound like a healthy activity, but for some trees, it is. A new ...

Lightning can injure a tree in many ways but it doesn't have to mean the end. Here's what you should look for and some tips ...

The best defense against a lightning strike is to plan ahead and avoid being caught where you might be vulnerable. When ...

But Elon has become a lightning rod, especially since his DOGE team has made a series ... But he often seems detached from ...

Some trees don’t just survive lightning – they thrive on it. Scientists studying Panama’s tropical forests have discovered that Dipteryx oleifera trees often benefit from lightning strikes that ...

AUSTIN, Texas - Lightning strikes from Sunday night's storms sparked two house fires across the Austin area. On March 23, in ...