Being struck by lightning is something humans generally try to avoid. But for at least one tropical tree species, this ...

A species of old-growth tree that is totally new to science has been hiding out in a narrow slice of mountain rainforest in ...

For decades, the Congo Basin was largely invisible to climate science. Now, a new generation of Central African researchers ...

Researchers in Tanzania have unveiled a previously unknown species of gigantic tree, Tessmannia princeps, towering over the ...

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 ...

Even the most passionate Queenslanders are unlikely to know all these records and you just never know when one of these might ...

KS2 Geography. Biomes. A short video for pupils aged 7 to 11 investigating two of Earth's major biomes - savannahs and ...

From the world’s tallest giraffe to the quickest time to put ten pairs of undies on – Queensland is home to some pretty cool world records. SEE THE LIST Brisbane's very own Nick Manning has ...