#11 Science in History 22 December 1938 The 'Living Fossil' that provides insight into evolution The discovery of the coelacanth is one...

#10 Science in History 18 December 1912 The ‘fossil’ that fooled scientists for over 40 years. It's 1912 and a Palaeolithic human fossil...

On this day in 1903, the Wright brothers make their first successful flight in a powered aircraft at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina.

The Leaning Tower of Pisa is one of the most famous landmarks in the world and has been a source of fascination for centuries. However, it w

#06 Science in History 3rd December 1967 It’s 1967 and in Cape Town, South Africa, Louis Washkansky becomes the first recipient of a...

Darwin's On the Origin of Species is published, 24th November 1859.

#03 Science in History 8th May 1980 In 1967, The World Health Organization (WHO) launched widespread surveillance, immunisation and...

#02 Science in History 7th May 1992 On this day, the last Space Shuttle to be built was launched from Kennedy Space Center. Its mission...

#01 Science in History 5th May 1925 In Tennessee, USA, football coach and sometime substitute teacher John T. Scopes is arrested for...