Peatlands cover 3% of land but store twice as much carbon as all forests combined.

Certain fish can generate electric fields.

Fact #491 · Nature

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

Fact #1898 · Nature

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

Fact #3411 · Nature

Certain plants have waxy leaves to reduce water loss.

Fact #902 · Nature

Flash floods can occur within minutes of heavy rainfall.

Fact #823 · Nature

The Arctic Circle experiences extreme variations in daylight.

Fact #63 · Nature

The Earth's surface is constantly reshaped by natural forces.

Fact #224 · Nature

There are more trees on Earth than stars in the Milky Way — about 3 trillion trees.

Fact #3484 · Nature