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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Kalakshetra abuse controversy should force a rethink of power hierarchies in ‘classical’ dance world
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Karnataka Elections: ‘Vokkaliga regions have been least accepting of the BJP and its ideology’
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Watch: Roger Federer gets on the wrong train with Trevor Noah in Swiss tourism advertisement
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Why are Sikhs abroad more pro-Khalistan than community members living in India?
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The dark side of wind energy along Gujarat’s coast
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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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Watch: Men on motorbike try to snatch mobile phone from woman filming video on Bengaluru street
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Watch: Cricketers Sanju Samson, Yuzvendra Chahal enact comedy scene from popular Malayalam movie
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Watch the first litter of cheetah cubs born in India in over 70 years
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Watch: Pal the German Shepherd takes charge as honorary mayor for Niagara Falls in Ontario, Canada
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Watch: Journalist Nishant Shekhar hilariously mimics everyday conversations in Indian newsroom
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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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‘Dead Ringers’ trailer: David Cronenberg’s acclaimed film is now a series
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‘Mrs Undercover’ trailer: Radhika Apte toggles between housework and espionage
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‘Bholaa’ review: High on action and colour filters
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Watch: The trailer of Mani Ratnam’s ‘Ponniyin Selvan’ part 2 is out
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‘Elemental’ trailer: Fire teams up with water in animated film about elements of nature
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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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Watch: Roger Federer gets on the wrong train with Trevor Noah in Swiss tourism advertisement
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Spain Masters Super 300: Srikanth beats B Sai Praneeth, PV Sindhu powers through to quarterfinals
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