MIT has developed a camera that captures the speed of light at a trillion frames per second.
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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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The gas that gives rotten eggs their distinctive foul smell may slow ageing and block damaging chemical reactions inside cells, according to scientists in China.
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The sun is 330,330 times larger than the earth.
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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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The average home creates more pollution than does the average car.
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Airports that are at higher altitudes require a longer airstrip due to lower air density.
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