The tallest tree in the world is a coast redwood named Hyperion, standing at 380 feet tall.

Plants can detect sound — roots grow toward the frequency of running water even without moisture cues.

Certain plants have waxy leaves to reduce water loss.

The world loses an area of forest the size of a soccer field every single second.

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

The Pantanal in South America is the world's largest tropical wetland area, covering up to 195,000 square kilometers.

Lightning can heat air hotter than the surface of the Sun.

Seed banks like the Svalbard Global Seed Vault preserve the genetic diversity of the world's crops.

A fire tornado is a spinning column of fire — they can reach 1,600°C and heights of over 100 meters.