Coral bleaching occurs when stressed corals expel the algae living in their tissues, causing them to turn white.

Cashews grow outside the cashew apple fruit — what looks like the nut is actually the seed.

Fact #3606 · Nature

The Amazon rainforest plays a role in carbon cycling.

Fact #236 · Nature

Peanuts are not nuts — they're legumes, more closely related to beans.

Fact #3411 · Nature

Some desert plants store water in thick, fleshy stems.

Fact #858 · Nature

The Arctic Circle experiences extreme variations in daylight.

Fact #63 · Nature

Some trees can communicate with each other using underground fungal networks.

Fact #1884 · Nature

Some trees can communicate with each other using underground fungal networks.

Fact #2127 · Nature

The immortal jellyfish (Turritopsis dohrnii) can revert to its juvenile state after reaching adulthood.

Fact #3244 · Nature