The 'singing sands' phenomenon occurs when dry, clean quartz grains slide over each other in specific conditions.

The Amazon rainforest supports millions of species.

Fact #302 · Nature

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

Fact #3416 · Nature

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

Fact #3429 · Nature

Some prehistoric insects grew much larger than modern insects.

Fact #694 · Nature

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

Fact #2215 · Nature

Certain fish can generate electric fields.

Fact #491 · Nature

Supercell storms are responsible for many tornadoes.

Fact #842 · Nature

Prehistoric ecosystems were diverse and dynamic.

Fact #754 · Nature