Why Keep a Diary of a Toxic Snakebite?

Why Keep a Diary of a Toxic Snakebite?

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The Publicity Stunt that Sparked the Scopes Monkey Trial

Exactly a century ago, teacher John Scopes was charged with the “crime” of teaching evolution. But Scopes was hardly a defiant Galileo, nobly standing up for truth. In fact, he never even taught evolution. (Really.) But despite the unseemly origins of the Monkey Trial, Scopes pro ...  Show more

The Great Balloon Escape

Astronomer Jules Janssen was desperate to escape the siege of Paris in 1870 and observe an eclipse in Africa—work that he hoped would confirm his discovery of a brand new element in the Sun, helium. So he devised a plan to escape the city in a hot-air balloon, despite promises by ...  Show more

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