Indoor pollution is 10 times more toxic than outdoor pollution.
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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 single speck of dust is half way in size between a subatomic particle and the Earth.
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Each day, up to 150 species of life become extinct.
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Oak trees produce 2,200 acorns in a season, but each acorn only has a 1 in 10,000 chance of becoming an oak tree.
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A single cup of gasoline, when ignited, has the same explosive power as five sticks of dynamite.
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A ball of glass will bounce higher than a ball made of rubber.
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