The average temperature at 40,000 feet above sea level is -60 F.
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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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Scientists at the Zhejiang University in China have developed an ultra-light material known as carbon aerogel.
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A single cup of gasoline, when ignited, has the same explosive power as five sticks of dynamite.
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Sound travels about 4 times faster in water than in air.
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A coal power station puts 100 times more radiation into the air than a nuclear power plant producing the same amount of energy.
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Oxygen, carbon, hydrogen and nitrogen make up 90% of the human body.
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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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