The pink sand beaches of the Bahamas get their color from tiny red organisms called foraminifera.

Lightning is hotter than the surface of the Sun.

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

Cyclones, typhoons, and hurricanes are all the same phenomenon — named differently depending on the ocean they form in.

Some conifer seeds require fire to germinate — heat from wildfires melts the resin sealing their cones.

The Tokyo Skytree is one of the tallest towers globally.

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

The Carboniferous period had vast swamp forests.

Thunder is a sonic boom caused by superheated air expanding faster than sound.