Sailing stones in Death Valley appear to move across the desert floor on their own, propelled by thin sheets of ice.

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

Sharks existed before trees.

Lightning is hotter than the Sun.

Titan arum, the corpse flower, has the largest unbranched inflorescence (flower cluster) of any plant.

Ice storms coat everything in ice up to several centimeters thick — toppling trees, power lines, and buildings.

Piranhas are typically timid — mass attacks on humans occur mainly during drought when they're stressed and food is scarce.

Lightning strikes Earth about 100 times every second.

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