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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A single speck of dust is half way in size between a subatomic particle and the Earth.
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The weight of a carat (200 milligrams), standard unit of measurement for gemstones, is based on the weight of the carob seed.
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The brain case [of Neanderthals] on the average was more than 13 percent larger than that of the average of modern man
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Neanderthal man had a brain capacity 100cc larger than modern man's.
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The most expensive material on the planet is antimatter - worth $62.5 trillion per gram.
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