Salami – good when it’s meat, less so when it’s science
Today is a celebration of that greatest of cured meats – it’s Salami Day. Salami is a cured, fermented and …
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Celebrating sound science communication with Scientific American
Today we celebrate a veritable institution in the international popular science communication landscape – the magazine Scientific American today celebrates …
Create some chemistry on International Kissing Day
Pucker up, its Kissing Day, a day to celebrate all aspects of the age-old art of kissing. Of course kissing …
Seeing double – it’s Dolly the Sheep’s birthday!
Today we celebrate the birthday of Dolly the Sheep (July 5, 1996 – February 14, 2003), the first mammal to …
Celebrating the invention of foam rubber
Today in 1929, British scientist EA Murphy, who worked at the Dunlop Latex Development Laboratories in Birmingham, must have been …
Scoring an extra second on Leap Second Adjustment Day
Have you ever felt that time is slipping away from you? Well, then you’ll be happy to know that today …
Hitting the high notes on the Birthday of the Saxophone
On this day 166 years ago, the saxophone, darling instrument in much of jazz and blues music, was patented by …
International Sushi Day – time for some Sushi Science
It’s International Sushi Day – ready for a bit of sushi science? Here’s an interesting story… A research group from …
Stretch your brain on World Juggling Day!
Its World Juggling Day! A day to marvel at the skill of all the jugglers out there, be it the …
It’s (genetically modified?) Corn on the Cob day
Today is Corn on the Cob Day, a day to celebrate delicious, hearty, nutritious corn, served on the cob, as …
