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Palm trees are native to tropical and subtropical regions. Besides serving as landscape trees in warm climates, palm trees make for interesting indoor trees. Different species of palm tree require ...

Plants like peace lilies and English Ivy banish toxins and improve air quality for better sleep and reduced allergy symptoms ...

Lightning strikes may kill hundreds of millions of trees every year, but one tropical tree has evolved to benefit from the ...

It soothes the skin, detoxifies the air, absorbs airborne pollutants, and requires minimal watering. It helps filter the air, ...

Being struck by lightning is something humans generally try to avoid. But for at least one tropical tree species, this doesn’t hurt—and might even be a good thing. Scientists have long ...

How some tropical trees benefit from being struck by lightning: evidence for Dipteryx oleifera and other large-statured trees. New Phytologist , 2025 DOI: 10.1111/nph.70062 Cite This Page : ...