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May 15
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An Iconic Antiseptic Mouthwash

#62 Science in History 15th May 1923 Today In 1923, Listerine was registered as a trademark. The iconic mouthwash known as Listerine is a...

May 14
3 min

Vaseline: The Petrochemical Marvel

#61 Science in History 14th May 1878 Today in 1878, Vaseline is trademarked by chemist Robert Chesebrough. Chesebrough had previously...

Apr 6
3 min

The British Museum: 270 Years of Curating the World's Treasures

#55 Science in History 5th April 1753 The British Museum was founded on 5th April 1753. The British Museum is one of the world's oldest...

Apr 1
2 min

The Eyes in the Sky: TIROS I Revolutionises Weather Prediction

#53 Science in History 1st April 1960 TIROS I, the first successful weather satellite, was launched into orbit on this day in 1960....

Mar 31
3 min

"Oil-Eating Bacteria" Patented

#52 Science in History 31st March 1981 Today in 1981, the first patent for a genetically engineered life form was issued to Ananda...

Mar 28
2 min

The Three Mile Island Nuclear Accident

#51 Science in History 28th March 1979 Today in 1979, America faced a nuclear crisis - the worst nuclear accident in a commercial,...

Mar 27
3 min

Fantastic Plastic: The Discovery of Polyethylene

#50 Science in History 27th March 1933 Today in 1933, two British scientists discover polyethylene (polythene). Polyethylene was...

Mar 24
3 min

Robert Koch and the Discovery of Mycobacterium tuberculosis

#49 Science in History 24rd March 1882 Today in 1882, Robert Koch announces the discovery of the bacillus responsible for tuberculosis....

Mar 23
2 min

Science’s Slippery Slope: The False Promise of Cold Fusion

#48 Science in History 23rd March 1989 On this day in 1989, fusion at room temperature was claimed by Martin Fleischmann and Stan Pons....

Mar 20
2 min

Shocking Success: America's First AC Demonstration Lights Up Great Barrington.

#47 Science in History 20th March 1886 The first demonstration in America of the alternating-current (AC) system for lighting was...

Mar 6
2 min

Aspirin: From Willow Bark to Wonder Drug

#45 Science in History 6th March 1899 It’s 1899 and on this day, acetylsalicylic acid was patented by Felix Hoffmann for the German...

Mar 1
2 min

‘Bravo’ Blasts Beautiful Bikini

#44 Science in History 1st March 1954 On this day, 06:45 local time, the Marshall Islands were flooded with the light emitted by the...

Feb 18
2 min

Hello Pluto...

#39 Science in History 18th February 1930 Today in 1930, Clyde Tombaugh discovered the ninth planet in our solar system, Pluto. Tombaugh...

Feb 16
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Tutankhamun's Burial Chamber is Opened

#38 Science in History 16th February 1923 Today marks the anniversary of one of the most significant discoveries in the history of...

Feb 15
2 min

The Chelyabinsk meteor

#37 Science in History 15th February 2013 Today in 2013, a bright fireball streaked across the morning sky over Russia's Ural Mountains,...

Feb 12
1 min

Darwin Day: A Celebration of Science

#36 Science in History 12th February Today is Darwin Day, an annual celebration of the life and work of British naturalist and scientist...

Feb 11
2 min

The Announcement of the Discovery of Insulin: A Breakthrough in the Treatment of Diabetes

#35 Science in History 11th February 1922 On February 11, 1922, a research paper was published in the Journal of Laboratory and Clinical...

Feb 10
2 min

Love, Marriage, and Haemophilia: Queen Victoria's Bloody Legacy

#34 Science in History 10th February 1840 On this day in 1840, Queen Victoria married her cousin, Prince Albert of Saxe Coburg-Gotha....

Feb 6
1 min

Mendeleyev’s Eka-silicon is Finally Found

#33 Science in History 6th February 1886 On this day in 1886, the element germanium is discovered. In 1886, a German chemist, Clemens...

Feb 5
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Venus Uncovered: The Mariner 10 Mission

#32 Science in History 05 February 1974 Today in 1974, Mariner 10 sends back information about Venus’s cloud cover. Mariner 10 was...