MIT has developed a camera that captures the speed of light at a trillion frames per second.
20
The smell of freshly cut grass is actually a plant distress call.
31
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.
10
The idea of left brain (logical) and right brain (creative) has no basis in neuroscience and is in fact a myth.
16
One barrel of petroleum holds 42 gallons.
20
The brain case [of Neanderthals] on the average was more than 13 percent larger than that of the average of modern man
61
Out of all the senses, smell is most closely linked to memory.
146
Research indicates that plants grow healthier when they are stroked.
173