In zero gravity, a candle's flame is round and blue.
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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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Oxygen, carbon, hydrogen and nitrogen make up 90% of the human body.
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One barrel of petroleum holds 42 gallons.
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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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According to scientists, the color of the cup that we're drinking from can alter our perception of the actual taste of the drink.
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In 1999, Harvard physicist Lene Hau was able to slow down light to 17 meters per second and in 2001, was able to stop light completely.
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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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