Before a discovery in a Panamanian rainforest, “it seemed impossible that lightning could be a good thing for the trees,” a ...

One leading botanist is scouring remote corners of the earth to find new species that could keep our mugs full ...

Researchers have discovered a new species of the elusive 'fairy lantern' genus Thismia in a hill dipterocarp forest in ...

The almendro tree may have evolved to attract lightning, which helps clear more space for it to grow, according to new ...

In 1990, the Clean Air Act was updated by Congress to eliminate acid rain by reducing power plant pollution. Unfortunately, ...