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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Scientists aren't sure what color dinosaurs were.
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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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If the chemical sodium is dropped into water it will immediately and violently explode.
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Every day, plants convert sunlight into energy equivalent to six times the entire power consumption of human civilization.
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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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German scientists claim to have evidence that suggests that our universe may exist inside of a computer simulated Matrix.
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