History Of Science
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Without this brilliant German chemist, your Christmas tree wouldn’t have been the same
How the innovation of 19th century chemist, Baron von Liebig, led to the first fertilizer, gravy, and mirrored Christmas baubles.
Mark Lorch, The Conversation
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The science of resurrecting the ‘dead’ has a creepy history
Resuscitative efforts in the past centuries were understood to require the stimulation of the body back into mechanical action.
Caitjan Gainty, The Conversation
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How flaming red sunsets led an amateur scientist in Hawaii to discover jet streams
Sereno Edwards Bishop’s discoveries ultimately yielded information that is used today to forecast weather over extended periods.
Kevin Hamilton, The Conversation
Trending
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Bengaluru’s metro rail project has a dark side to it
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IPL 2022: Jos Buttler equals Virat Kohli's record of four centuries in one IPL season
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Why the rudraksha seed is a symbol of Nepal’s trade imbalance with China
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Teenager directed to work at cow shelter for 15 days for sharing morphed photo of Adityanath
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Does US have evidence of aliens visiting us on Earth?
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Doctors started measuring body temperature of patients quite recently
A member of Galileo’s Venetian circle of friends was the first to apply thermometer to medicine.
Teresa Hollerbach, The Conversation
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350 years after its discovery, the vital element phosphorus is running out
An alchemist looking for gold discovered Element 15 in a bucket of human urine.
Petr Kilian, The Conversation
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Why Thomas Edison’s legacy is being questioned – and why that’s a lesson for America
One of America's favourite sons is slowly losing his reputation, and he might just deserve it.
Iwan Morus, The Conversation
Video
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Eco India: World's most polluted city, Rajasthan's Bhiwadi struggles to breathe
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Eco India, Episode 184: How to stop industries from polluting the world's air, land and water
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Watch: Scenes after Bihar BJP MLA Rashmi Verma and relatives got into a scuffle over picking fruits
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‘Why the need for one single language?’: Geetanjali Shree on Hindi as national language debate
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Watch: Children honour victims of school shooting, protest at gun rights convention
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A tale of ‘trons’: The suffix that tells the story of modern science
Defeated it might be, but like victory, ‘tron’ has many fathers.
David Munns
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How Marie Curie helped save lives during World War I with her mobile X-ray machines
Though known more as a scientist, the multi-faceted Marie Curie was also a humanitarian.
Timothy J. Jorgensen, The Conversation
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Why India’s theoretical physicists owe a lot to Alladi Ramakrishnan’s drawing room in Madras
The Institute of Mathematical Sciences was a dream that began to be realised when Nobel Laureate Niels Bohr visited Ekamra Nivas.
Vijaysree Venkatraman
The Reel
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‘Anek’ review: Political thriller muddles its way through the North East
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‘Top Gun: Maverick’ review: Flights of nostalgia
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‘Goodfellas’ and ‘Field of Dreams’ actor Ray Liotta dies at 67
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Watch: Partition, art and the idea of home in short film ‘The Miniaturist Of Junagadh’
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Watch: ‘The Gray Man’ stars Ryan Gosling, Chris Evans, Dhanush and Ana de Armas
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Video: How a total solar eclipse over India in 1868 led to the discovery of Helium
A French scientist came all the way to Guntur to witness the astronomical phenomenon.
Ramakrishnan M & Sujit Lad
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How a Madras scientist won the global race in the ’50s to crack the structure of collagen
GNR, who was up against Goliaths from the West, never got any credit for his contribution.
Vijaysree Venkatraman
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Watch: The humble rubber band has a very curious history (and that's not stretching things too far)
For many years, there was just rubber. No bands.
Scroll Staff
The Field
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IPL 2022: Gujarat Titans, chasing glory
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Champions League: Real Madrid defeat Liverpool for 14th European title
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Uefa Champions League final: Kick-off delayed after reports of fans struggling to enter stadium
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French Open: Iga Swiatek wins 31 in a row, now the only top-10 seed left in women’s singles draw
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WT20 Challenge final as it happened: Champions Supernovas, heartbreak for Wolvaardt and Velocity