A cubic yard of air weighs about 2 pounds at sea level.
31
Each day, up to 150 species of life become extinct.
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The brain case [of Neanderthals] on the average was more than 13 percent larger than that of the average of modern man
61
MIT has developed a camera that captures the speed of light at a trillion frames per second.
20
Oxygen, carbon, hydrogen and nitrogen make up 90% of the human body.
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Columbia University has developed an artificial tree that passively soaks up carbon dioxide from the air using "leaves" that are 1,000 times more efficient than true leaves that use photosynthesis.
15
Indoor pollution is 10 times more toxic than outdoor pollution.
62
Iron weighs more after it rusts.
16