Balsa wood is classified as a hard wood!
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Forensic scientists can determine a person's sex, age, and race by examining a single strand of hair.
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The banana plant cannot reproduce itself. It can be propagated only by the hand of man.
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In Arizona, a solar wind energy tower has been proposed that would generate as much energy as the Hoover Dam.
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German scientists claim to have evidence that suggests that our universe may exist inside of a computer simulated Matrix.
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A single speck of dust is half way in size between a subatomic particle and the Earth.
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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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At 15 years old, Jack Andraka invented a method of diagnosing pancreatic cancer, thus helping to save the lives of millions of people around the world. It is 168 times faster, 26,000 times cheaper, 400 times more sensitive, and has a 99% success rate.
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