The eye of a hurricane is eerily calm, with clear skies and light winds, surrounded by the most violent part of the storm.

Volcanic eruptions can produce lightning within ash clouds.

Glacier retreat is causing 'peak water' — rivers fed by glaciers will eventually have less water as glaciers disappear.

Ants that are infected by a certain fungus climb plants, clamp onto a leaf, and die — allowing the fungus to sporulate.

Tahini, made from sesame seeds, contains more calcium per tablespoon than a glass of milk.

A sneeze can travel faster than a Category 1 hurricane.

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

Thundersnow — lightning during a snowstorm — occurs when thunderstorm conditions coincide with temperatures below freezing.

The Carboniferous period had vast swamp forests.