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.
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Termites are being researched as a possible renewable energy source as they can produce up to 2 litres of hydrogen from ingesting a single sheet of paper, making them one of the planet’s most efficient bioreactors.
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Scientists have revived a flowering plant from a fruit stored away in permafrost by Arctic ground squirrel 32,000 years ago.
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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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According to scientists, the color of the cup that we're drinking from can alter our perception of the actual taste of the drink.
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Scientists in Germany have developed a candy that doesn't cause cavities.
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Blue eyes are a genetic mutation. Before the mutation occured, all humans had brown eyes.
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Each day is longer than the previous on by 0.00000002 seconds which is 13 seconds each century!
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