Tag: Humboldt University

  • Tonka bean trees survive lightening strikes that kill their competitors

    Tonka bean trees survive lightening strikes that kill their competitors

    Researchers at Germany’s Humboldt University have said that bean trees can survive a hit from a lightning bolt, but the impact kills off competitors outside of the tree. Surviving the strikes could result in a 14-fold increase in seed production over the tree’s lifetime, researchers estimate. They also said thatbean trees won’t die due to…