Research indicates that plants grow healthier when they are stroked.
173
Scientists concluded that the chicken came first, not the egg, because the protein which makes the egg shells is only produced by hens.
11
Airports that are at higher altitudes require a longer airstrip due to lower air density.
39
The bark of an older redwood tree is fireproof.
65
One ragweed plant can release as many as one billion grains of pollen!
51
Sound travels about 4 times faster in water than in air.
408
Scientists at the Zhejiang University in China have developed an ultra-light material known as carbon aerogel.
3
Scientists are working on a portable spray-on-skin that can heal severe wounds in just a few minutes.The spray mainly contains important proteins that can reprogram the injured cells to become stem cells, and back to young uniformed skin cells. So far they were able to accelerate healing process from 12 weeks to 21 days with a similar approach.
16