Scientists have developed a microparticle filled with oxygen that can be injected into the blood stream, enabling us to live without breathing.
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Iron weighs more after it rusts.
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Scientists are attempting to create a synthetic brain by reverse-engineering the mammalian brain down to the molecular level. A cellular human brain is predicted possible by 2023. It hopes to shed light on consciousness.
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During photosynthesis, plants emit light humans can’t see, but NASA can see that light from space - and they've even made maps of it!
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At room temperature, the average air molecule travels at the speed of a rifle bullet.
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One barrel of petroleum holds 42 gallons.
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A 'jiffy' is an actual unit of time for 1/100th of a second!
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