Neanderthal man had a brain capacity 100cc larger than modern man's.
50
The bark of an older redwood tree is fireproof.
65
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.
10
Indoor pollution is 10 times more toxic than outdoor pollution.
62
A coal power station puts 100 times more radiation into the air than a nuclear power plant producing the same amount of energy.
7
The banana plant cannot reproduce itself. It can be propagated only by the hand of man.
155
Sound at the right vibration can bore holes through a solid object.
134