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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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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Sound at the right vibration can bore holes through a solid object.
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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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Brass doorknobs automatically disinfect themselves in about 8 hours.
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A 'jiffy' is an actual unit of time for 1/100th of a second!
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Scientists are learning from the 1700-year-old Lycurgus Cup, which changes colour thanks to nano particles.
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The bark of an older redwood tree is fireproof.
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