Tropical forests are home to more than half of the world's land species despite covering only about 7% of land.

Sharks are older than trees — they appeared about 450 million years ago.

Fact #3242 · Nature

Some volcanoes remain dormant for centuries before erupting.

Fact #184 · Nature

Sharks existed before trees evolved.

Fact #2707 · Nature

A camel's hump stores fat, not water.

Fact #419 · Nature

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

Fact #3411 · Nature

Lightning strikes Earth millions of times each day.

Fact #158 · Nature

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

Fact #1900 · Nature

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

Fact #1954 · Nature