This Tree Wants to Be Struck by Lightning
Before a discovery in a Panamanian rainforest, “it seemed impossible that lightning could be a good thing for the trees,” a ...
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Daredevil Scientist Climbs World’s Tallest Tropical Tree to Confirm Height, Longer Than a Football Field
While Menara currently holds the title of the tallest tropical tree, researchers speculate that even taller specimens may ...
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The World's Rarest Bear Is Found In A North American Rainforest That's The Largest Of Its Kind On Earth
One of the world's most enigmatic animals is found in Canada's Great Bear Rainforest. The Kermode bear (Ursus americanus ...
Huge Trees Hiding in Plain Sight May Be a Species Totally New to Science
A species of old-growth tree that is totally new to science has been hiding out in a narrow slice of mountain rainforest in ...
Meet the tree that likes being struck by lightning
The team suggests that the species' unique height and broad crown might make it more likely to attract lightning strikes. Dipteryx oleifera trees are 68 percent more likely to be struck by lightning ...
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Visitors to This Washington Forest Walk Through Ancient Trees Draped in 130+ Types of Moss
The Hoh Rainforest contains one of the most peaceful spots in the United States, marked as ‘One Square Inch of Silence’ in ...
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Why These Tropical Trees Love a Lightning Strike
Being struck by lightning is something humans generally try to avoid. But for at least one tropical tree species, this ...