Let me set the scene: it鈥檚 the evening, I鈥檓 doomscrolling in bed (as is tradition), and a video from Emma Chamberlain pops up. She's slurping espresso with a 鈥渃offee expert鈥� who confidently...
Homer was the supposed author of the Iliad and the Odyssey, two classics of Greek literature. 鈥淪upposed鈥� because there is no real historical record of when he lived, or indeed, if he ever did live....
Ask the question: 鈥淲ho introduced the pasteurization of milk?鈥� and I can pretty well guarantee that the answer will be: 鈥淟ouis Pasteur.鈥� I know because I have carried out that little experiment...
When most people hear about the discovery of DNA, they picture James Watson and Francis Crick in 1953, triumphantly holding up a model of the double helix. But DNA鈥檚 story doesn鈥檛 begin, or end,...
Oh, human nature! When something goes wrong, we try to rationalize why the calamity has occurred. We try to find the cause of our illness or misfortune. Today, many people point accusing fingers at...
On Wednesday October 1st, 2025, Dr. Jane Goodall passed away while on a speaking tour in the United States. As an esteemed scientist whose life mission was to advocate for wildlife, promote...
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