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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Scientists are working on a portable spray-on-skin that can heal severe wounds in just a few minutes.The spray mainly contains important proteins that can reprogram the injured cells to become stem cells, and back to young uniformed skin cells. So far they were able to accelerate healing process from 12 weeks to 21 days with a similar approach.
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One barrel of petroleum holds 42 gallons.
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Airports that are at higher altitudes require a longer airstrip due to lower air density.
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Most liquid laundry detergents are alive with living organisms that help to break down stains!
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Approximately 70 percent of the earth is covered by water. Only 1 percent of this water is drinkable.
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A cesium atom in an atomic clock beats over nine billion times a second.
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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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