Blue eyes are a genetic mutation. Before the mutation occured, all humans had brown eyes.
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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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Pure water (H2O) does not conduct electricity on its own.
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Columbia University has developed an artificial tree that passively soaks up carbon dioxide from the air using "leaves" that are 1,000 times more efficient than true leaves that use photosynthesis.
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The brain case [of Neanderthals] on the average was more than 13 percent larger than that of the average of modern man
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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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Optical illusions occur when what the eyes see conflicts with what the brain expects.
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