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 have revived a flowering plant from a fruit stored away in permafrost by Arctic ground squirrel 32,000 years ago.
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The storage capacity of human brain exceeds 4 Terrabytes.
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Most dust particles in your house come from dead skin.
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There is a surgical implant being developed that will give you an orgasm at the touch of a button.
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0.3% of solar energy from the Sahara is enough to power the whole of Europe.
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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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