Mushroom Networks Beneath Forests Transmit Chemical Signals Like a Brain
Underground networks of fungi connect entire forests, allowing trees to share nutrients, send distress signals, and even…
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Whale Fossils in the Sahara: Egypt's Valley of the Whales Rewrote Evolution
Deep in Egypt's Western Desert, roughly 150 kilometers southwest of Cairo, the bones of ancient whales lie exposed in th…
The "Immortal Jellyfish" Can Revert Back to Its Juvenile Stage to Escape Death
Turritopsis dohrnii is the only known animal that can biologically reverse aging. When stressed or injured, it reverts t…
Whale Songs Can Travel Over 10,000 Miles Through the Ocean — Longer Than the Atlantic
Low-frequency calls from blue and fin whales can travel thousands of kilometers through the SOFAR sound channel. Whales …
Pando, a Utah Aspen Grove of 47,000 Trunks, Is Actually One Tree Over 80,000 Years Old
In south-central Utah, a grove of quaking aspens shimmers across 106 acres of Fishlake National Forest. Visitors see tho…
The Sahara Was a Lush Green Savanna With Hippos Just 6,000 Years Ago
Until about 6,000 years ago, the Sahara desert was a savanna covered in lakes, rivers, grass, and herds of giraffes, hip…
The Amazon River Releases 20% of All Fresh Water That Flows Into Any Ocean
The Amazon discharges an average of 209,000 cubic meters of water per second into the Atlantic. That is more than the ne…
Ice Worms Are the Only Multicellular Animals That Live Entirely Inside Glaciers
Tiny black worms live their entire lives inside glaciers, dying if temperatures rise more than a few degrees above freez…
A Single Acre of Rainforest Contains More Species Than All of Europe Combined
A single hectare of Amazon rainforest can contain more tree species than all of North America. The total biodiversity of…
Lake Baikal: Earth's Deepest, Oldest Lake Holds 20% of All Freshwater
Buried in southern Siberia, Lake Baikal holds more unfrozen fresh water than all five Great Lakes combined, roughly 20% …
Lightning Strikes Earth 100 Times Every Second — That's 8 Million Bolts Per Day
At any given moment, around 2,000 thunderstorms are active worldwide. They produce roughly 100 lightning strikes every s…
Yellowstone Sits Above a Magma Chamber Holding 56,000 Cubic Kilometers of Molten Rock
Beneath the geysers and bison meadows of Yellowstone National Park sits one of the largest volcanic systems on Earth, a …