The temperature in Antarctica plummets as low as -35 degrees celsius.

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

The short-nosed Bandicoot has a gestation period of only 12 days.

Neutron stars are so dense that a teaspoonful would weigh more than all the people on Earth.

Koalas sleep an average of 22 hours a day, two hours more than the sloth.

The fastest speed a falling raindrop can hit you is 18mph.

A thimbleful of a neutron star would weigh over 100 million tons.

The low frequency call of the humpback whale is the loudest noise made by a living creature.