Laboratory safety is essential for aspiring scientists, yet often neglected due to complacency and external pressures. The tragic case of Professor Karen Wetterhahn, who died from mercury exposure despite following safety protocols, underscores the importance of vigilance and continuous education. Lessons from past incidents like Minamata Disease emphasise the need for strict safety standards.
During the Vietnam War, malaria surged, prompting Ho Chi Minh to seek help from China. This led to Mao Zedong initiating Project 523, where scientist Tu Youyou discovered artemisinin, a revolutionary malaria treatment. Despite initial secrecy, artemisinin's contributions to global health were eventually recognised, culminating in Tu's Nobel Prize in 2015.
The Fugate family's intermarriage amplified a recessive gene's presence causing the condition known as cyanosis - the blueing of the skin.
In 1976, an unknown bacterial disease killed 24 Legioneers at a conference in Philadelphia. What was this mysterious disease and where did it come from?
From 1993 to 2009, the German, Austrian and French police forces had a problem. There was a woman, moving around all of their countries, committing crimes from everything from burglaries to multiple murders.
Discovering the Hinterland's vast potential is an experience, full of exciting challenges and invaluable opportunities to invigorate the curriculum. With a great map, the Hinterland's adventures are ours to explore, and our pupils reap the rewards.
When answering the question "how many people have died in space?" there are answer can either be 3 or 19.
Harnessing the power of stars has, quite predictably, not been easy. Ever since Arthur Eddington first described nuclear fusion in the 1920's, we have been looking to harness its potential. Thirty years after this discovery, on a small island in a lake in Argentina, the world would be sold fusion in a bottle.
The Japanese may have believed they were at the end of nuclear weapons incidents at the hands of the Americans, but less than a decade since the Japanese surrender, there was another first in Japan. The world's first death from a hydrogen bomb.
The International Nuclear Event Scale lists around six nuclear disasters at the top end of its Level 1 to Level 7 categorising system. At the top of this scale, Level 7, of course, sits the now infamous Chernobyl and Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant disasters occurring in present-day Ukraine and Japan, respectively. Some recognise others… Continue reading Britain’s Chernobyl: What Was The Windscale Fire?
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