Lichens, often mistaken for moss, are harmless organisms that grow on various surfaces, including trees. Annual cicadas, not periodical cicadas, are responsible for the cicada sounds heard in central ...

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 ...

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Before a discovery in a Panamanian rainforest, “it seemed impossible that lightning could be a good thing for the trees,” a scientist said. By Rebecca Dzombak When lightning strikes a tree in 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 ...

Tonka bean trees survive lightning strikes — and use the powerful electric shocks to kill their competitors. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s ...

Every year, lightning kills around 320 million trees across the globe, not with raging wildfires but through direct strikes that often go unseen. The trees don’t always fall dramatically; many die ...