Scientists are now able to grow 'beating' heart tissue in a lab!
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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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Indoor pollution is 10 times more toxic than outdoor pollution.
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Only 12,000 years ago there was a species closely related to modern humans called Homo floresiensis that had been living on an Indonesian Island. They used fire and rather advanced tools, yet were only about 3 feet tall and weighed around 25kg.
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Kissing actually has the biological purpose of passing on biological information and chemical signals to assess mating possibilities and status.
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At 15 years old, Jack Andraka invented a method of diagnosing pancreatic cancer, thus helping to save the lives of millions of people around the world. It is 168 times faster, 26,000 times cheaper, 400 times more sensitive, and has a 99% success rate.
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The idea of left brain (logical) and right brain (creative) has no basis in neuroscience and is in fact a myth.
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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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