John Dalton, known as the father of Atomic Theory, transformed ancient ideas into a foundational understanding of matter through his revolutionary model of the atom. His work laid essential principles for modern chemistry, emphasizing that science evolves by building on previous knowledge, even if initial theories are later proven inaccurate.
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.
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.
Radiation is fascinating. In the early years after its discovery it caused untold horrors and life altering changes to those who knew no better.
When answering the question "how many people have died in space?" there are answer can either be 3 or 19.
Polio was once a scourge upon the world but through the selflessness of one individual, Jonas Salk, polio is on its way to being pages in a history book.
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.
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