Getting zapped with millions of volts of electricity may not sound like a healthy activity, but for some trees, it is. A new study, published in New Phytologist, reports that some tropical tree ...

Scientists have suspected that direct lightning strikes are good for some trees, but now they’ve confirmed it. A new study shows that a tall tropical tree species called Dipteryx oleifera has evolved ...

BERNICE, La. (KTVE/KARD) — A Monroe teenager was apparently killed by lightning while hunting in a tree stand on Saturday, authorities said. Colton Gauge Honeycutt, 17, of Monroe was pronounced dead ...