It would take over an hour for a heavy object to sink 6.7 miles down to the deepest part of the ocean.

90% of those who die from hurricanes die from drowning.

Micro-organisms have been brought back to life after being frozen in perma-frost for three million years.

The first synthetic human chromosome was constructed by US scientists in 1997.

The Earth spins at 1,000 mph but it travels through space at an incredible 67,000 mph.

The longest glacier in Antarctica, the Almbert glacier, is 250 miles long and 40 miles wide.

A dog's sense of smell is 1,000 times more sensitive than a humans.

Humans have 46 chromosomes, peas have 14 and crayfish have 200.