Forensic scientists can determine a person's sex, age, and race by examining a single strand of hair.
101
Every day, plants convert sunlight into energy equivalent to six times the entire power consumption of human civilization.
9
Approximately 70 percent of the earth is covered by water. Only 1 percent of this water is drinkable.
65
For a high school science fair project, 17-year-old Michio Kaku built a particle accelerator in his parent's garage that was able to generate a magnetic field 20,000 times greater than the Earth's and produce collisions powerful enough to create antimatter.
34
Pure water (H2O) does not conduct electricity on its own.
46
Some toothpastes and deodorants contain the same chemicals found in antifreeze.
38
The brain case [of Neanderthals] on the average was more than 13 percent larger than that of the average of modern man
61
Research indicates that plants grow healthier when they are stroked.
173