The strongest known biological material is the teeth of a limpet, a small marine snail.

The Amazon rainforest contains an extraordinary diversity of plant and animal species.

Fact #16 · Nature

A teaspoon of honey represents the lifetime work of about 12 bees.

Fact #2678 · Nature

Tardigrades can survive extreme radiation, freezing, and even space.

Fact #1802 · Nature

The longest recorded lightning bolt stretched hundreds of miles.

Fact #915 · Nature

A snow leopard’s wide paws act like natural snowshoes.

Fact #577 · Nature

Lightning can strike the same location multiple times.

Fact #274 · Nature

Avocados are technically berries — and they evolved to be eaten by giant ground sloths, which are now extinct.

Fact #3416 · Nature

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

Fact #3606 · Nature