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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Liquid TIDE laundry detergent glows under a blacklight.
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When you walk down a steep hill, the pressure on your knees is equal to three times your body weight.
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A coal power station puts 100 times more radiation into the air than a nuclear power plant producing the same amount of energy.
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Balsa wood is classified as a hard wood!
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During photosynthesis, plants emit light humans can’t see, but NASA can see that light from space - and they've even made maps of it!
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German chemists made a replica of a trophy the size of one molecule.
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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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