Billions of neutrinos pass unnoticed through your body every second.
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Scientists are attempting to create a synthetic brain by reverse-engineering the mammalian brain down to the molecular level. A cellular human brain is predicted possible by 2023. It hopes to shed light on consciousness.
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Nylon is made from coal and petroleum.
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German chemists made a replica of a trophy the size of one molecule.
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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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Optical illusions occur when what the eyes see conflicts with what the brain expects.
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At room temperature, the average air molecule travels at the speed of a rifle bullet.
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The hair of an adult man or woman can stretch 25 percent of its length without breaking.
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