Scientists are now able to grow 'beating' heart tissue in a lab!
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In the 1950s, the US government placed beer next to an atomic bomb blast to determine if it was still drinkable. The result: in the event of a nuclear war, beer is safe to drink!
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In zero gravity, a candle's flame is round and blue.
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The smell of freshly cut grass is actually a plant distress call.
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Cellophane is not made of plastic. It is made from a plant fiber, cellulose, which has been shredded and aged.
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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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Billions of neutrinos pass unnoticed through your body every second.
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