The force of a suction cup is calculated using F=AP.
15
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.
34
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!
21
There are more than 270 people cryogenically frozen in the hope that one day the technology will exist that can revive them and extend their lives.
13
Kissing actually has the biological purpose of passing on biological information and chemical signals to assess mating possibilities and status.
9
There are more atoms in one teaspoon of water than there are teaspoons of water in the Atlantic Ocean.
13
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.
24