The nation’s Pickelhaube helmet, distinguished by a single spike protruding directly from its top, became an icon of Prussian militarism during the early twentieth century. based on appearance, the prominent spike appears to have served no use; actually, helmets were outlawed on the battlefield during World War I. This raises an issue of what the […]
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Plans to measure the impact of historical research as if it were a science will undoubtedly mean fewer history books that delight the general reader. The kind of history books that delight most readers probably incorporate original research with elegant, easily accessible prose: possibly a book such as Christopher Clark’s The Sleepwalkers or Lyndal Roper’s
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The rise of laboratory science in the late 19th century placed a sharp focus on the moral value of medical innovation. ‘Modern medical science has offered us a choice where there was once none.’ So stated John Simon at the International Medical Congress in London in 1881. Simon, the UK’s first Chief Medical Officer, spoke
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During days seven and fourteen of the developing human embryo, one of the most secretive yet vital stages of our development, researchers have discovered significant chemical events. An important period in the development or embryogenesis of the embryo occurs in the second week of pregnancy. One of the main causes of extremely early pregnancy loss
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In accordance to a survey, disasters brought on by climate change increase the vulnerability of women and girls since crucial health services, like family planning, are neglected during such times. According to a report by the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), situations like violent storms prevent access to sexual and reproductive health care. In turn,
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Scientists have discovered more proof that exercising while pregnant benefits both the mother and the unborn child. According to a study presented today (Sunday) at the “virtual” European Respiratory Society International Congress, Dr. Hrefna Katrin Gudmundsdottir asserted that a study of 814 infants had for the first time established a link between infants born to
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Around 19 million years ago, something horrible happened to sharks. Fossils amassed from sediments in the Pacific Ocean reveal a previously unidentified and shocking shark extinction event. During this event, the populations of the predators abruptly dropped by as much as 90 percent, researchers report in the journal Science on June 4. Furthermore, researchers do not know
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To this day, most of the Western way of thinking stems from the philosophical explorations of three men of Ancient Greece. Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle. No question you have heard of these philosophers. According to Hannah Fieldings, Award-Winning Romance Novelist, she started to investigate for her latest novel, Aphrodite’s Tears, placed in Greece and inspired
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Quantum material portray exotic behaviors resulting from quantum mechanics, or how matter acts on the small scale of atoms and subatomic particles. The technologically significant properties of quantum materials result from intricate interactions of electron charge, orbital, and spin and their connection to the material’s crystal framework. For instance, in some materials, electrons can move
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An international group of scientists made a tiny chemistry lab for a rover that will drill below the Martian surface, searching for previous or existing life signs. For ExoMars Reconnaissance is a joint venture involving the European Space Agency and the Russian aerospace company Roscosmos. NASA made a significant contribution to MOMA, the laboratory the
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