Scientists at the Zhejiang University in China have developed an ultra-light material known as carbon aerogel.
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The Earth's atmosphere weighs about 5.5 quadrillion tons.
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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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Sound travels about 4 times faster in water than in air.
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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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The sun is 330,330 times larger than the earth.
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One gallon of used motor oil can ruin approximately one million gallons of fresh water!
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Most dust particles in your house come from dead skin.
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