Airports that are at higher altitudes require a longer airstrip due to lower air density.
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Most dust particles in your house are made from dead skin!
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Scientists are working on a portable spray-on-skin that can heal severe wounds in just a few minutes.The spray mainly contains important proteins that can reprogram the injured cells to become stem cells, and back to young uniformed skin cells. So far they were able to accelerate healing process from 12 weeks to 21 days with a similar approach.
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At 15 years old, Jack Andraka invented a method of diagnosing pancreatic cancer, thus helping to save the lives of millions of people around the world. It is 168 times faster, 26,000 times cheaper, 400 times more sensitive, and has a 99% success rate.
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The most expensive material on the planet is antimatter - worth $62.5 trillion per gram.
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The smell of freshly cut grass is actually a plant distress call.
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One gallon of used motor oil can ruin approximately one million gallons of fresh water!
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The gas that gives rotten eggs their distinctive foul smell may slow ageing and block damaging chemical reactions inside cells, according to scientists in China.
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