Dipteryx oleifera trees not only survive lightning strikes, they grow taller, lose rivals, and reproduce more successfully.

Lightning is an essential part of nature—balancing Earth’s electrical charge by transferring negative energy back to the ground. But it can also be fatal.

Most of us look at a tree in the backyard and think trimming a few branches is no big deal. You grab a ladder, maybe fire up ...

Lightning struck a giant redwood tree during Thursday’s rainstorm, shattering it to pieces just feet in front of Michael ...

A San Diego family mourns after a deadly storm toppled a tree branch, killing a grandfather on Christmas Eve. SAN DIEGO — A ...

The man who was struck and killed by part of a falling tree Tuesday in City Heights amid powerful winds that swept into San ...

A San Diego man was killed Wednesday morning after a tree fell on him, the third death linked to the storm pummeling Southern ...

Man killed when a tree fell on him in City Heights amid stormy conditions on Christmas Eve was publicly identified by the San ...

A man was killed Wednesday morning after a tree branch fell on him in the City Heights neighborhood, according to San Diego ...

Have you ever shuffled through your living room carpet in socks and touched a doorknob to be met with a pop! and a shock? That’s what’s happening in the clouds during a thunderstorm. Our eyes deceive ...

Clashes broke out on Syria’s coast between protesters from the Alawite religious minority and counterdemonstrators on Sunday, ...

Mickey Lee, who appeared on "Big Brother" earlier this year, is hospitalized in critical but stable condition, her family said.