Aug 12, 2020 · The story goes that in 1963, Tanzanian high school student Erasto Mpemba was making ice cream with his class when he impatiently put his sugar and milk concoction into the ice cream churner when ...

Jan 22, 2020 · Since 2016, astronomers have known that the solar system next door to ours—a triple-sun system—has one planet, Proxima b, located in the so-called habitable zone.

Feb 11, 2020 · Three recent studies improve our understanding of environmental conditions on early Earth—important not just for reconstructing the history of our own planet, but for assessing the habitability ...

Founding father Benjamin Franklin knew better than most the benefits of self-education. In 1727, he established the Philadelphia-based discussion group known as the Junto, which sought “mutual ...

May 25, 2023 · Past studies of human genetics have proposed the theory that modern humans originated from a single population in Africa. But a new paper, published last week in the journal Nature, put this idea ...

Sep 23, 2022 · It’s Banned Books Week, an annual campaign that began in 1982 to celebrate the First Amendment and encourage the protection of controversial materials. But now, four decades later, book bans are ...

Feb 20, 2024 · Pocahontas might be a household name, but the true story of her short, powerful life is buried in myths that have persisted since the 17th century.

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Dec 6, 2022 · According to a group of film critics, the greatest movie ever made is Jeanne Dielman, 23, Quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles.The 1975 film tops the 2022 results of British magazine Sight and Sound ...