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Measles: the plague that ruined Rome

27 Jun 2018

Rome wasn鈥檛 built in a day, but from 165-180 CE, up to 2,000 of its citizens were killed per day....

The Enigmatic Dr. Kellogg

13 Jun 2018

It must have been quite a scene.聽 The little man, no more than five foot four, dressed completely in white, center stage, playing pitch and catch with a chimp.聽 But there was no ball in sight.聽 Dr....

Silver Tarnish and Tarnished Claims

23 May 2018

Silver is more than just an object of beauty.聽It鈥檚 the stuff of memories.聽Prior to digital photography, all picture taking relied on compounds of silver.聽The reduction of silver ions to metallic...

The Origins of Soda Water

15 May 2018

In 1874, thirty five men solemnly gathered at a grave sight in Northumberland, Pennsylvania.聽They had come to lay the foundations for the American Chemical Society, which would eventually become...

Aristotle: The First Real Scientist

17 Apr 2018

What an amazing man Aristotle was!聽He lived in the third century BC yet he was so influential that his ideas dominated western scientific thought for almost two thousand years.聽This is especially...

God, Glycerine, Flavouring, and Kosher Coca-Cola

27 Mar 2018

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