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.
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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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A cesium atom in an atomic clock beats over nine billion times a second.
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The storage capacity of human brain exceeds 4 Terrabytes.
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Brass doorknobs automatically disinfect themselves in about 8 hours.
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Scientists are now able to grow 'beating' heart tissue in a lab!
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Dr.Jonas Salk, the man who came up with the cure for polio, didn’t patent the drug. This made the drug more affordable to the general public, and he lost out an an estimated $7 billion dollars for himself.
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