Truffle fungi form symbiotic relationships with tree roots and can't be cultivated artificially.

Figs aren't technically a fruit — they're an inverted flower, and wasps pollinate them from the inside.

Fact #3429 · Nature

Lightning strikes Earth about 100 times every second.

Fact #2445 · Nature

Bioluminescence is common among deep-sea organisms.

Fact #1418 · Nature

Certain fish can generate electric fields.

Fact #491 · Nature

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

Fact #1868 · Nature

A sea turtle's gender is influenced by incubation temperature.

Fact #379 · Nature

There are lakes beneath Antarctica’s ice.

Fact #2643 · Nature

Some volcanoes remain dormant for centuries before erupting.

Fact #184 · Nature