Tonka Bean Trees in Panama Can Survive Lightning Strikes And Then Use that Charge to Take Down ‘Clingy Partners’ All ...

Almendro’ (Dipteryx oleifera), a tropical tree native to Panama’s rainforests, has stunned scientists with its surprising ...

The tonka bean tree, scientifically known as Dipteryx oleifera, has developed the ability to not only survive strikes but also to transfer the electricity from lightning to its “enemies” and the ...

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

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

A tropical tree species in Panama’s lowland rainforest appears to benefit from lightning strikes by surviving unscathed while ...

I've heard someone claim that in Costa Rica, there are 10 tourists for every quetzal,” Iván Eskildsen, owner of Ogaya Travel, ...

Daisy stopped by Phipps Conservatory to check out their new exhibit, Tropical Forest Panama!

Lightning is usually seen as a harbinger of destruction in forests, killing or damaging trees in their blasts. But in the ...

PANAMA CITY, Fla. (WJHG/WECP) - Fire crews along with other law enforcement agencies are on the scene of a brush fire in Panama City. According to officials, the fire is in the area of Star Ave and ...

Panama has long lived in the shadow of its neighbour ... there doesn’t seem to be a single bird or beast in the forest. Plinio has an explanation: “Three days ago, we had two earthquakes.