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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Because heat expands the metal, the Eiffel Tower always leans away from the sun.
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MIT has developed a camera that captures the speed of light at a trillion frames per second.
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Hot water can freeze faster than cold water.
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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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The left ear is more responsive to words of love and emotion whispered into it than the right.
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For every gallon of sea water, you get more than a quarter pound of salt.
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