Trees struck by lightning may not need to be removed, as the damage varies depending on the intensity of the strike. It's crucial to address immediate hazards like broken branches, but wait a few ...

Trees struck by lightning may not need to be removed, as the damage varies depending on the intensity of the strike. It's crucial to address immediate hazards like broken branches, but wait a few ...

The tonka bean tree can survive a lightning strike, and thrive. Lightning strikes may kill untold numbers of trees every year, but one tropical species has evolved to benefit from the sudden jolts ...

Lightning strikes kill millions of trees each year — but it turns out that some large tropical trees can not only survive a strike, but also benefit from its effects, according to a recent study.

The tonka bean tree stood out to researchers as one species that consistently showed little to no damage after a lightning strike. “Over those 40 years, there’s a quantifiable, detectable ...

Light travels 875,000 times faster than sound. Light travels 875,000 times faster than sound The sound waves that results from the lightning strike "fizzle out" before ever reaching you ...