Cellophane is not made of plastic. It is made from a plant fiber, cellulose, which has been shredded and aged.
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German chemists made a replica of a trophy the size of one molecule.
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The idea of left brain (logical) and right brain (creative) has no basis in neuroscience and is in fact a myth.
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Nylon is made from coal and petroleum.
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Scientists are now able to grow 'beating' heart tissue in a lab!
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Each day, up to 150 species of life become extinct.
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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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4.5 pounds of sunlight strike the Earth each day.
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