Fireflies communicate through bioluminescence, and each species has a unique flash pattern.

Pistol shrimp can snap their claws fast enough to create a cavitation bubble as hot as the surface of the sun.

Fact #3255 · Nature

The smell of rain has a name — petrichor — and it's caused by bacteria, oils, and ozone.

Fact #3485 · Nature

Bananas are naturally radioactive due to potassium.

Fact #1678 · Nature

Some volcanoes can erupt underwater without anyone noticing.

Fact #2248 · Nature

There are more trees than stars in our galaxy.

Fact #1703 · Nature

Blizzards are intense snowstorms with strong winds.

Fact #819 · Nature

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

Fact #1813 · Nature

The magnetic north pole moves — it has shifted hundreds of miles since it was first recorded in 1831.

Fact #3408 · Nature