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Near the remnants of a century-old oak, a tree grows in Charles Baber Cemetery. On Wednesday, the Pottsville Shade Tree ...
Muskie Joe Stamper was a living legend in Kentucky, where he fished his whole life in search of a giant muskie.
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 ...
But in the lowland rainforests of Panama, one species of towering tropical tree may have evolved to use this force of nature to its advantage. The tonka bean tree (Dipteryx oleifera) may actually ...
The tonka bean tree, aka Dipteryx oleifera, has exhibited the ability to transfer the electricity from lightning strikes onto the parasitic vines that attach to it, according to a paper published last ...
Each strike destroyed more than 2 metric tons (2.4 tons) of surrounding tree biomass and wiped out nearly 80% of lianas—vines that commonly infest the tonka bean tree canopy.
I brew my coffee at home every day, and while I’m not greatly picky about my beans, I do know what a pain it can be to run out of a fresh stash. (This is usually when I find myself at my local ...
H-O-T-T-O-O-A-K: The air is warming, the blossoms are showing off, and everyone you know is sneezing. You might have heard ...
Some of the stiffest new tariffs are on hold, but experts say shoppers’ bills for White House trade policies are coming due ...
Companies and major NGOs have been strangely loath to go public about how their climate and nature programmes have been affected by President Donald Trump’s evisceration of USAID and climate funding.