But why was Leopold's Congo so horrific? It was down to rubber. 50 Things That Made the Modern Economy highlights the inventions, ideas and innovations that helped create the economic world.

When building an atom, pay close attention to the particles' electrical charges. Protons have a charge of +1. Electrons have a charge of -1. Neutrons are neutral, as its name implies. A stable ...

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The CRKD Atom is a hilariously small controller, but it packs easy connectivity, seamless performance via a Bluetooth connection, and unmatched portability into its tiny candy-coloured shell.

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The growth of crystals as spirals is unusual and this morphology can be applied to the development of flexible sensors and soft robots when the crystals respond to external stimuli. Here, the ...

We know that matter is made up of particles called atoms and that an element is a substance that is made up of only one kind of atom. But what are atoms made up of? A very important part of ...

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For more than 30 years Babu Joseph has been tending rubber trees on his small farm in the southern Indian state of Kerala. Kerala used to be home to thousands of producers like him, who made a ...

Macworld The first thing you should do after buying a new iPhone 16, be it an iPhone 16 Plus, Pro or Max, is to admire it and ...