The pitcher plant can digest not just insects but also small mammals and reptiles that fall into its trap.

Mudslides can be triggered by heavy rainfall.

Fact #838 · Nature

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

Fact #3411 · Nature

Some volcanoes remain dormant for centuries before erupting.

Fact #184 · Nature

Plants convert sunlight into energy through photosynthesis.

Fact #49 · Nature

Certain fish can generate electric fields.

Fact #491 · Nature

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

Fact #1954 · Nature

Some species of bamboo can grow nearly three feet in one day.

Fact #171 · Nature

There are lakes beneath Antarctica’s ice.

Fact #2643 · Nature