Nilometers: Ancient Egypt’s Ingenious Invention Used Until Modern Times:
For thousands of years, nilometers measured the water level of the Nile River during the annual flood season. This, in turn, was used to predict the […]
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The Strange Phenomenon of the 2,600-year-old Heslington Brain:
Sometime between 673 BC to 482 BC, in a region that would one day be known as East Heslington York, a mysterious man was hung […]
LIVE TELECAST WITH COMPLETE CONTROL OVER CAMERAS:
Camera obscura (meaning “dark room” in Latin) is a box-shaped device used as an aid for drawing or entertainment. Also referred to as a pinhole image, […]
DANGEROUS ORGAN TRANSPLANTS:
Notwithstanding the unfulfilled quest for immortality, man’s endeavor to outdo organ failure and prolong life has been a journey bejeweled with hues of ingenuity. This […]
CLONING IN A MUCH ADVANCED WAY:
What is cloning exactly? Cloning is the creation of a genetically identical copy of a living being by reproduction of cells and tissue. The possibility […]
Has the world been blinded by Nefertiti’s beauty?
Nefertiti’s beguiling bust has today made her one of the most widely recognised figures of the ancient world. But, asks Joyce Tyldesley, do this Egyptian […]