Forensic scientists can determine a person's sex, age, and race by examining a single strand of hair.
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A cubic yard of air weighs about 2 pounds at sea level.
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Cold water weighs more than hot water.
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During photosynthesis, plants emit light humans can’t see, but NASA can see that light from space - and they've even made maps of it!
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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 at the right vibration can bore holes through a solid object.
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The smell of freshly cut grass is actually a plant distress call.
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Scientists are working on a portable spray-on-skin that can heal severe wounds in just a few minutes.The spray mainly contains important proteins that can reprogram the injured cells to become stem cells, and back to young uniformed skin cells. So far they were able to accelerate healing process from 12 weeks to 21 days with a similar approach.
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