Every day, plants convert sunlight into energy equivalent to six times the entire power consumption of human civilization.
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Each day is longer than the previous on by 0.00000002 seconds which is 13 seconds each century!
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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.
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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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Scientists concluded that the chicken came first, not the egg, because the protein which makes the egg shells is only produced by hens.
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Sound travels about 4 times faster in water than in air.
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For every gallon of sea water, you get more than a quarter pound of salt.
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