science history
The Higgs Bison - mystery species hidden in cave art across Europe, the Urals, and the Caucasus.
Is It Ever a Good Idea to Perform Self-Surgery?
The Story of How the First Spacewalk Almost Ended in Disaster
51 years ago today.
It helps to know that the geniuses are also just human.
"His dour personality made everyone think he’d never marry. Even so, Schrödinger got a wife and a Nobel Prize."
Bringing a whole new meaning to “sleep on it.”
Did a French Brain Surgeon Defeat Napoleon in Russia?
As Napoleon and his massive army approached Moscow, Russian general Mikhail Kutuzov ordered his troops to retreat and burn the city as they left. This seemingly crazy strategy may have been a stroke of genius, and the strange series of events that led up to this now famous decision are just starting to come to light.
7 Scientists Who Never Got the Credit They Deserved
If you think the telephone was invented by Alexander Graham Bell or that Darwin came up with the theory of evolution, think again.