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What are the largest rainforests in the world?
By Patrick Pester last updated
Rainforests are home to half of the world's plant and animal species. Here are the five largest rainforests in the world.

The 21 largest recorded earthquakes in history
By Tia Ghose last updated
Countdown A handful of regions around the world regularly unleash terrifyingly large earthquakes. Here are the 21 largest earthquakes on record.

Sharks: Facts about some of the ocean's top predators
By Michael Dhar last updated
Discover interesting facts about where sharks live, how big they can get, and how likely it is to get bitten by one.

50 interesting facts about Earth
By Stephanie Pappas, Robert Roy Britt, Ailsa Harvey last updated
Reference We've collected some of the most interesting and amazing facts about Earth

14 of the deadliest natural disasters in history
By Stephanie Pappas, Tiffany Means last updated
Reference The world's deadliest natural disasters span more than 2,500 years of human history and include earthquakes, tsunamis and cyclones.

Watch hammerhead sharks swim in 'cyclones' around ancient volcano in rare footage
By Sascha Pare published
Filmmakers have captured hundreds of hammerhead sharks circling a volcanic island off Costa Rica for a new Netflix wildlife series.

Protein in human sweat may protect some people against Lyme disease
By Rebecca Sohn published
A mutant gene that produces proteins in sweat may raise some people's risk of Lyme disease, while the standard version of the gene may protect against infection.

10 phallic flora and fauna that look just like penises
By Patrick Pester published
Nature must think willies are funny, too.
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