Trees in the Amazon forest have gotten bigger over recent years, according to scientists. A new study suggests that, on average, trees are increasing in size by more than 3% every ten years.

Before a discovery in a Panamanian rainforest, “it seemed impossible that lightning could be a good thing for the trees,” a scientist said. By Rebecca Dzombak When lightning strikes a tree in the ...

Trees are growing even bigger in the Amazon rainforest – despite climate change, reveals new research. Average tree size across the world’s largest tropical rainforest has increased by 3.2% every ...

Trees across the Amazon rainforest are growing larger in response to rising levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, according to a major new study. The research, published in the Nature Plants ...

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