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The 10 hardest tunnels and engineering projects that pushed limits

The 10 hardest tunnels and engineering projects that pushed limits

The 10 Hardest Tunnels and Engineering Works Ever ExcavatedTunneling is among the most demanding forms of civil engineering. Whether cutting through unstable geology, burrowing beneath oceans, or carv...
Fossilized teeth reveal warm-blooded metabolism in Tyrannosaurus rex predator

Fossilized teeth reveal warm-blooded metabolism in Tyrannosaurus rex predator

A new analysis of fossilized Tyrannosaurus rex teeth has provided the clearest estimate yet of the dinosaur’s body temperature. Researchers found that the giant predator likely maintained an internal ...
Streptomycin’s breakthrough in combating tuberculosis infections

Streptomycin’s breakthrough in combating tuberculosis infections

1. Penicillin: The Antibiotic That Changed the Course of HistoryPenicillin, uncovered by Alexander Fleming in 1928 and refined for medical application during the 1940s, signaled the dawn of the antibi...
The role of the International Space Station in advancing worldwide research

The role of the International Space Station in advancing worldwide research

1. The Large Hadron Collider (LHC)The Large Hadron Collider at CERN near Geneva is the world’s most powerful particle accelerator. Spanning 27 kilometers beneath the French-Swiss border, it accelerate...