The Manchineel Tree is so poisonous, rainwater dripping off it’s leaves will burn your skin.
17
0.3% of solar energy from the Sahara is enough to power the whole of Europe.
310
The hair of an adult man or woman can stretch 25 percent of its length without breaking.
116
Scientists have developed a microparticle filled with oxygen that can be injected into the blood stream, enabling us to live without breathing.
21
Scientists are now able to grow 'beating' heart tissue in a lab!
162
Each day, up to 150 species of life become extinct.
-23