Columbia University has developed an artificial tree that passively soaks up carbon dioxide from the air using "leaves" that are 1,000 times more efficient than true leaves that use photosynthesis.
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The gas that gives rotten eggs their distinctive foul smell may slow ageing and block damaging chemical reactions inside cells, according to scientists in China.
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Only 12,000 years ago there was a species closely related to modern humans called Homo floresiensis that had been living on an Indonesian Island. They used fire and rather advanced tools, yet were only about 3 feet tall and weighed around 25kg.
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German scientists claim to have evidence that suggests that our universe may exist inside of a computer simulated Matrix.
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Pure water (H2O) does not conduct electricity on its own.
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Hot water can freeze faster than cold water.
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Each day is longer than the previous on by 0.00000002 seconds which is 13 seconds each century!
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