The bark of an older redwood tree is fireproof.
65
Blue eyes are a genetic mutation. Before the mutation occured, all humans had brown eyes.
89
A cesium atom in an atomic clock beats over nine billion times a second.
43
Scientists have revived a flowering plant from a fruit stored away in permafrost by Arctic ground squirrel 32,000 years ago.
16
Each day, up to 150 species of life become extinct.
-23
Scientists in Germany have developed a candy that doesn't cause cavities.
11
Hot water can freeze faster than cold water.
181
Scientists have developed a microparticle filled with oxygen that can be injected into the blood stream, enabling us to live without breathing.
21