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 learning from the 1700-year-old Lycurgus Cup, which changes colour thanks to nano particles.
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Some toothpastes and deodorants contain the same chemicals found in antifreeze.
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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
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The average temperature at 40,000 feet above sea level is -60 F.
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The only letter not appearing on the Periodic Table is the letter "J".
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For a high school science fair project, 17-year-old Michio Kaku built a particle accelerator in his parent's garage that was able to generate a magnetic field 20,000 times greater than the Earth's and produce collisions powerful enough to create antimatter.
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In Arizona, a solar wind energy tower has been proposed that would generate as much energy as the Hoover Dam.
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