A single speck of dust is half way in size between a subatomic particle and the Earth.
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The use of emoticons affects our corresponding brain areas and can actually trigger emotions.
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Iron weighs more after it rusts.
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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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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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A coal power station puts 100 times more radiation into the air than a nuclear power plant producing the same amount of energy.
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When you walk down a steep hill, the pressure on your knees is equal to three times your body weight.
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