The fastest growing plant is bamboo — some species grow 91 cm per day.

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

Fact #3606 · Nature

Water can erode rock over long periods of time.

Fact #194 · Nature

Some desert plants store water in thick, fleshy stems.

Fact #858 · Nature

Cactus spines reduce water loss and protect against herbivores.

Fact #863 · Nature

The Amazon River discharges about 20% of all fresh water that flows into the world's oceans.

Fact #3403 · Nature

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

Fact #2216 · Nature

The Tardigrade can survive the vacuum of space.

Fact #1681 · Nature

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

Fact #2102 · Nature