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Now out in space for more than two years, the James Webb Space Telescope is a stunningly sophisticated instrument.
It’s common to see solar panels on rooftops and fields, but they aren’t widespread on cars − yet.
People once used tooth powders made from crushed bone or shells to whiten their teeth. Others rinsed their mouth out with pee. Yuck!
The most common eye colour is brown, then blue, and less often, green or hazel. But the human body only makes brown iris pigment.
Rock dust is only part of the story of soil. Living creatures, many of them too tiny to see, keep that soil healthy for growing everything from food to forests.
People have been flying airplanes for well over a century. Engineers know how to balance all the forces at play, but still aren’t exactly sure how some of the physics of flight actually works.
Trees – and all plants – harvest sunlight to gain the energy they need to live and grow.
A queen’s main job in the hive is to lay eggs and pass genes on to offspring. But many bee species do just fine without queens or big colonies.
Personality is shaped by our genes and various influences in our social environments, and it plays an important role in how we interact with the world.
There are an infinite number of paths an ice crystal can take before you touch it.
Humans have synced their calendars to the sun and moon for centuries, but every so often, these systems need a little correction.
Stopping someone against their will can be false imprisonment or even kidnapping. There are laws that determine who is acting as a hero and who is acting as a vigilante.
Shivering actually helps warm our bodies up.
The interest your bank pays you is a reward for letting it use your money.
Inhaling air is how you get the oxygen your body needs to turn your food into energy. Other living things use different strategies.
Turns out ‘A’ didn’t have to be the first letter in the alphabet, nor ‘Z’ the last.
Lots of factors can influence your music taste, from your age and where you’re from to the personality traits you have.
Your immune system is often able to fend off pathogens it’s never seen before. But defending your body against all of them all at once is a tough challenge.
We can look at the value of the things we buy and sell.
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