The almendro (Dipteryx oleifera) is a massive rainforest tree native to Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, and Ecuador. While studying the impact of lightning on a forest in Panama's Barro Colorado Nature Monument, researchers discovered that the almendro trees have a very special power. While a lightning strike has …
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