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 ...

TOMAHAWK, Wis. – The dramatic moment a lightning bolt hit a tree in a Wisconsin backyard, sending bits flying and starting a fire, was caught on camera Tuesday. The tree sat on the edge of an ...

A security camera in north central Wisconsin captured the dramatic moment when a bolt of lightning struck a white pine tree on Sept. 9, causing a fire that prompted neighbors to spring into action. A ...

Lea el artículo en español aquí. Lightning struck a giant redwood tree during Thursday’s rainstorm, shattering it to pieces just feet in front of Michael Valdovinos’ home. Just before 8 a.m., ...

Lightning was caught on camera hitting a tree in Tomahawk, Wisconsin, on Sept. 9. Security camera footage captured the strike on the property of Mike Smith, who was not home at the time but was ...

La Paz, Bolivia (AP) — 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 ...

LA PAZ, Bolivia — 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 ...