If the chemical sodium is dropped into water it will immediately and violently explode.
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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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One third of the electricity produced on earth is used to power electric light bulbs!
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Airports that are at higher altitudes require a longer airstrip due to lower air density.
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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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Most dust particles in your house are made from dead skin!
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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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A cesium atom in an atomic clock beats over nine billion times a second.
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