One person was rushed to a South Florida trauma center after lightning struck a tree causing it to fall on top of a moving ...

New research suggests that Dipteryx oleifera trees, after being struck by lightning, are 14 times more likely to produce offspring. Reading time 3 minutes If you’re stuck outside in the middle of a ...

When lightning strikes a tree in your yard, there are many different kinds of ways the tree can become a problem—and a costly ...

Severe weather in Miami triggered a lightning strike that sent a tree crashing on Friday morning, injuring an unnamed driver.

Lightning is one of nature's most destructive forces, responsible for killing millions of trees every year. But in the rainforests of Panama, one species has flipped that danger into a powerful ...

One woman, 45, sustained "serious injuries," while nine others had minor injuries following the June 28 incident at ...

Lightning is often seen as a killer, leaving behind destruction and death of trees — but one tropical species has evolved to use the force of nature to its benefit. The tonka bean tree, scientifically ...

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 ...

A new study provides the first estimates of lightning-killed trees, a crucial figure for understanding Earth's carbon cycle. Reading time 2 minutes We’ve all seen dramatic footage of lightning ...

Struck by lightning during a roaring thunderstorm 10 years ago, an ancient pine tree in Bolivia’s capital of La Paz is thriving. Known as the “miracle tree,” this giant conifer now draws devotees from ...

ONE person has been seriously injured and several others left in need of medical attention following a lightning strike at an ...