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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No matter how cold it gets, gasoline will not freeze.
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Each day, up to 150 species of life become extinct.
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Termites are being researched as a possible renewable energy source as they can produce up to 2 litres of hydrogen from ingesting a single sheet of paper, making them one of the planet’s most efficient bioreactors.
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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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Airports that are at higher altitudes require a longer airstrip due to lower air density.
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Out of all the senses, smell is most closely linked to memory.
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Because heat expands the metal, the Eiffel Tower always leans away from the sun.
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