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PASTEUR, Louis (Dole 1822-Villeneuve-l 'Etang, Marnes-la-Coquet, 1895). French biologist, creator of Microbiology. It was the first to discover that fermentation was caused by living organisms, microbes. Creator of aseptic technique. (Photo by Ipsumpix/Corbis via Getty Images)

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Joseph Lister (1827-1912), introduced the use of antiseptic conditions in operating areas in 1860, greatly reducing the risk of the patient's death from infection following surgery © Getty Images

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The four-dimensional life of mathematician Charles Howard Hinton © Charles Howard Hinton / Public domain

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The four-dimensional life of mathematician Charles Howard Hinton

An interview with Isaac Newton on his legacy, alchemy and the apple (Portrait of Sir Isaac Newton (1642-1727), 1710. Private Collection © Fine Art Images/Heritage Images/Getty Images)

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An interview with Isaac Newton on his legacy, alchemy and the apple

Professor Fay Dowker: What is the problem of quantum gravity? © Imperial College London

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Professor Fay Dowker What is the problem of quantum gravity?

Meditation leaves me feeling more stressed. What am I doing wrong? © Getty Images

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Meditation leaves me feeling more stressed. What am I doing wrong?

Why are CCTV images still so rubbish? © Getty Images

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Why are CCTV images still so rubbish?

My other half’s pencil eraser collection is taking over the house. Please help me to understand him. © Dan Bright

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My other half’s pencil eraser collection is taking over the house. Please help me to understand him.

Could a lot of monkeys write Shakespeare? © Jason Anscomb/Rawshock design

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Could a lot of monkeys write Shakespeare?

Are razors with more blades really better? © Getty Images

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Are razors with more blades really better?

Why doesn’t honey go off? © Getty Images

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Why doesn’t honey go off?

Is it possible to be too tired to sleep? © Getty Images

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Is it possible to be too tired to sleep?

My mum always beats me at Monopoly and insists on doing an embarrassing ‘victory twerk’. How can I win? © Dan Bright

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My mum always beats me at Monopoly and insists on doing an embarrassing ‘victory twerk’. How can I win?

super fun DIY science experiments to try at home with the kids © Getty Images

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15 super fun DIY science experiments for kids to try at home

Why does blowing hard on our hands cool them, but just breathing on them warm them? © Getty Images

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Why does blowing hard on our hands cool them, but just breathing on them warm them?