Scientists concluded that the chicken came first, not the egg, because the protein which makes the egg shells is only produced by hens.
11
Optical illusions occur when what the eyes see conflicts with what the brain expects.
75
MIT has developed a camera that captures the speed of light at a trillion frames per second.
20
0.3% of solar energy from the Sahara is enough to power the whole of Europe.
310
Scientists have developed a microparticle filled with oxygen that can be injected into the blood stream, enabling us to live without breathing.
21
Sound travels fifteen times faster through steel than through air.
134
There are more atoms in one teaspoon of water than there are teaspoons of water in the Atlantic Ocean.
13