Scientists are attempting to create a synthetic brain by reverse-engineering the mammalian brain down to the molecular level. A cellular human brain is predicted possible by 2023. It hopes to shed light on consciousness.
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In Arizona, a solar wind energy tower has been proposed that would generate as much energy as the Hoover Dam.
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The weight of a carat (200 milligrams), standard unit of measurement for gemstones, is based on the weight of the carob seed.
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Blue eyes are a genetic mutation. Before the mutation occured, all humans had brown eyes.
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Scientists aren't sure what color dinosaurs were.
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Iron weighs more after it rusts.
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Scientists in Germany have developed a candy that doesn't cause cavities.
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Forensic scientists can determine a person's sex, age, and race by examining a single strand of hair.
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