You’d have thought scientists would know about all of the extremely large tree species out there by now given that they’re, y’know, frickin’ huge. But as the discovery of a brand new ...

Lightning strikes may kill untold numbers of trees every year, but one tropical species has evolved to benefit ... accounting for up to 40% of the deaths of large trees in lowland tropical forests ...

These trees tend to grow tall and large, up to 130 feet ... in Africa and Southeast Asia to see if there are any other species that benefit from lightning strikes.