Oxygen, carbon, hydrogen and nitrogen make up 90% of the human body.
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The idea of left brain (logical) and right brain (creative) has no basis in neuroscience and is in fact a myth.
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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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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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Scientists in Germany have developed a candy that doesn't cause cavities.
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In Arizona, a solar wind energy tower has been proposed that would generate as much energy as the Hoover Dam.
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A cesium atom in an atomic clock beats over nine billion times a second.
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