Nearly 50% of the world's scientists are assigned to military projects.
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Scientists are learning from the 1700-year-old Lycurgus Cup, which changes colour thanks to nano particles.
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The Manchineel Tree is so poisonous, rainwater dripping off it’s leaves will burn your skin.
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One barrel of petroleum holds 42 gallons.
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German chemists made a replica of a trophy the size of one molecule.
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Stannous fluoride, which is the cavity fighter found in toothpaste is made from recycled tin.
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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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