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 have revived a flowering plant from a fruit stored away in permafrost by Arctic ground squirrel 32,000 years ago.
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One 75-watt bulb gives more light than three 25-watt bulbs.
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Each day, up to 150 species of life become extinct.
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A single cup of gasoline, when ignited, has the same explosive power as five sticks of dynamite.
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A cubic yard of air weighs about 2 pounds at sea level.
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Iron weighs more after it rusts.
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The hair of an adult man or woman can stretch 25 percent of its length without breaking.
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