4.5 pounds of sunlight strike the Earth each day.
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Columbia University has developed an artificial tree that passively soaks up carbon dioxide from the air using "leaves" that are 1,000 times more efficient than true leaves that use photosynthesis.
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The brain case [of Neanderthals] on the average was more than 13 percent larger than that of the average of modern man
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Kissing actually has the biological purpose of passing on biological information and chemical signals to assess mating possibilities and status.
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When you walk down a steep hill, the pressure on your knees is equal to three times your body weight.
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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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Research indicates that plants grow healthier when they are stroked.
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Scientists at the Zhejiang University in China have developed an ultra-light material known as carbon aerogel.
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