One species of tropical tree seems not only to survive lightning strikes but also to thrive because of them Being struck by ...

In Panama’s dense lowland jungle, a tropical species called Dipteryx oleifera —known locally as almendro or the tonka bean ...

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

The Amazon Rainforest, often referred to as the “lungs of the Earth,” plays an essential role in our planet’s ecosystem. Its dense green canopy stretches ... Read more The post What If the Amazon ...

As the world’s largest remaining coastal temperate rainforest, it has a huge role in contributing to the world’s oxygen ...

A tropical tree species in Panama’s lowland rainforest appears to benefit from lightning strikes by surviving unscathed while ...

In addition to its massive girth, the tree grows a little taller than others around it in the rainforest ... site and found approximately 100 of the trees, one of which had fallen due to natural ...

Atlantic temperate rainforest is one of the UK’s most precious habitats. Native trees festooned in lichen, mosses and ferns provide habitat for a wide array of creatures, including hazel dormice ...

Moor Trees, the Woodland Trust and tenant farmers, with a long-term ambition to create a “mirror image” of the existing wood. Temperate rainforest is one of the most precious habitats in the ...