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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Sound at the right vibration can bore holes through a solid object.
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In the 60s, a scientist gave LSD to dolphins in an attempt to teach them English.
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Scientists at the Zhejiang University in China have developed an ultra-light material known as carbon aerogel.
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Sound travels about 4 times faster in water than in air.
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A single speck of dust is half way in size between a subatomic particle and the Earth.
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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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If the chemical sodium is dropped into water it will immediately and violently explode.
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