Scientists are learning from the 1700-year-old Lycurgus Cup, which changes colour thanks to nano particles.
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A cesium atom in an atomic clock beats over nine billion times a second.
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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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Neanderthal man had a brain capacity 100cc larger than modern man's.
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Hot water can freeze faster than cold water.
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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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Kissing actually has the biological purpose of passing on biological information and chemical signals to assess mating possibilities and status.
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