Scientists at the Zhejiang University in China have developed an ultra-light material known as carbon aerogel.
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Scientists have revived a flowering plant from a fruit stored away in permafrost by Arctic ground squirrel 32,000 years ago.
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Nylon is made from coal and petroleum.
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The storage capacity of human brain exceeds 4 Terrabytes.
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When you walk down a steep hill, the pressure on your knees is equal to three times your body weight.
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In 1999, Harvard physicist Lene Hau was able to slow down light to 17 meters per second and in 2001, was able to stop light completely.
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Indoor pollution is 10 times more toxic than outdoor pollution.
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The brain case [of Neanderthals] on the average was more than 13 percent larger than that of the average of modern man
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