In the past, around the early 20th century, it was quite unusual for women of any nationality to pursue a career in the field of science. A handful of women made their mark in the industry and one, in particular, established her name in the world of astronomy. But what was her contribution to this […]
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Charles Robert Darwin is celebrated as one of the most outstanding British scientists. His works in Biology and his famous theory of Evolution helped transform how we understand the world and ourselves. But did you know that his theory ultimately led to the discovery of an exotic moth species? Charles Darwin received orchids from a
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Anyone who has watched the series Game of Thrones would have seen Emilia Clarke’s headstrong character, Daenerys Targaryen. Clarke’s performance in the show helped her rise to fame. But did you know that Clarke suffered from two aneurysms? Emilia Clarke survived two brain aneurysms in 2011 and has since then founded the Organization “SameYou.” The
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The first case of asbestos-related disease in the lungs was detected in 1899. This was 20 years after the commercial production of asbestos insulation began. By 1935, the first case of asbestosis and lung cancer caused by asbestos exposure was diagnosed. With all the harmful effects of asbestos, you might wonder what the appeal was
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A group of researchers conducted an experiment to confirm the common belief that people walk in circles when they are lost. Let’s talk about the results and the reason why people walk around in circles. According to a study conducted by researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics in Germany, humans will walk
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One of the most innovative minds of all time, Leonardo Da Vinci paved the way to many fields of interest. Despite living in the 15th century, many of his works have been studied in detail. But do you know how this became possible? Leonardo Da Vinci kept thousands of pages of his notes on fields
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Leonardo Da Vinci has been credited with many inventions and paintings, one of the most influential figures in medieval times. But did you know that he was actually influenced by a man who lived around 300 years before his time but had ideas that surpassed Da Vinci’s? Ismail Al-Jazari was a Muslim polymath and inventor
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The human body can survive about three days without water. In such extreme conditions, it would be difficult to find water. When a French engineer was stranded in the desert just outside Morocco, he came up with an ingenious plan that people started calling him the real-life Tony Stark. Emile Leray, a French engineer, got
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The Passenger Pigeon, more commonly known as the wild pigeon, is an extinct species of pigeon that used to be endemic to North America. But did you ever wonder why they no longer exist? The Passenger Pigeon used to be the most abundant bird on the planet. But due to commercial exploitation of pigeon meat
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The Lorentz-Lorenz Equation is a formula that relates the refractive index of a substance to the electronic polarizability of the constituent particles. But did you know who discovered the said equation first? Physicist Ludvig Lorenz developed a mathematical equation to describe the refraction of light and the density of a pure transparent substance. Another physicist,
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