A single lightning bolt can contain enough energy to power a home for several days.

Roman concrete contains volcanic ash that continues to strengthen over centuries, unlike modern concrete.

Fact #5764 · Nature

The crash of a thunderclap is a sonic boom — the superheated air expands faster than sound.

Fact #5481 · Nature

Plato's cave allegory describes prisoners who mistake shadows on a wall for reality.

Fact #5859 · Nature

The Carboniferous period had vast swamp forests.

Fact #691 · Nature

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

Fact #1968 · Nature

A bolt of lightning contains enough energy to toast 100,000 slices of bread.

Fact #5718 · Nature

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

Fact #2183 · Nature

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

Fact #2221 · Nature