A coal power station puts 100 times more radiation into the air than a nuclear power plant producing the same amount of energy.
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The gas that gives rotten eggs their distinctive foul smell may slow ageing and block damaging chemical reactions inside cells, according to scientists in China.
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German chemists made a replica of a trophy the size of one molecule.
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No matter how cold it gets, gasoline will not freeze.
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A cubic yard of air weighs about 2 pounds at sea level.
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Blue eyes are a genetic mutation. Before the mutation occured, all humans had brown eyes.
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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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Nuclear power prevented an average of over 1.8 million deaths between 1971-2009 as a result of lower air pollution from reduced coal usage according to NASA.
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