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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The banana plant cannot reproduce itself. It can be propagated only by the hand of man.
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There are more than 270 people cryogenically frozen in the hope that one day the technology will exist that can revive them and extend their lives.
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MIT has developed a camera that captures the speed of light at a trillion frames per second.
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Some toothpastes and deodorants contain the same chemicals found in antifreeze.
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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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Forensic scientists can determine a person's sex, age, and race by examining a single strand of hair.
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Airports that are at higher altitudes require a longer airstrip due to lower air density.
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