Some caves contain formations called soda straws — hollow stalactites that form one drop of water at a time.

Humans have a vestigial muscle called the palmaris longus that once helped ancestors climb trees — about 14% of people lack it.

Deforestation releases CO₂ stored in trees while also eliminating future carbon absorption capacity.

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

Pompeii was buried so quickly by volcanic ash in 79 AD that many victims were preserved mid-action.

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

A fire whirl (fire tornado) forms when fire creates its own convection column that begins to rotate.

The strongest hurricane ever recorded in the Atlantic was Hurricane Patricia (2015) with winds of 345 km/h.

A sneeze can travel faster than a Category 1 hurricane.