By Jack Cowls
From arsenic candies to underground winter forest fires, Horizon uncovered some fascinating facts while researching our articles. Here are our ten favourites from 2018.
1. Sleep-deprived brains may be asleep and awake at the same time.
2. Sea anemone sting cells accelerate faster than bullets.
3. Prehistoric caves were chosen for their echoes.
4. The outermost part of the sun’s atmosphere is hotter than its surface.
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5. We can artificially delay the onset of epilepsy in children to avoid side effects.
7. Oil-loving microbes can help clean up spills.
8. Ground fires can smoulder throughout the winter and move above ground in spring.
9. A genetic error led humans to develop larger brains.
10. Plants have a plan A and a plan B to deal with water shortages.
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