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In the mid-nineteenth century, a new industry emerged, based on the refining of petroleum. The human use of petroleum is ancient, and may (for all we know) date well into pre-history. In the form found most often in nature, as thick pools of bituminous tar, this sticky, potentially flammable substance found use as a caulk,…

A recent column discussed how many words we routinely use that properly aren’t words, but trademarks that have entered the language. For linguists, the pro..

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Major perfume houses do not use ambergris, nor do they need to, because ambroxide can be produced synthetically.

Today, Albert Mines may look like any roadside lot with a mix of grassy space and woods, but this 324-hectare site south of Moncton has a very important place in history. In the 1800s, this was the site of the "first commercial extraction of petroleum products," according to the Albert County Museum.

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Like many of you, I love word origins and the history of various phrases common in the English language.

This is the second story in a series of stories on the history of gasoline. So far, Jalopnik’s tech coverage has been focused primarily on the

Bloodless coups of technology Updated: Updated: Lab meat will lead to a more animal-friendly planet Share Article Lab meat will lead to a more animal-friendly planet The Netherlands physician Mark Post showcased the cooking of a hamburger using beef “grown” in his laboratory in London in 2013. An exponential increase in efforts to produce lab-grown meat followed, with some 60 companies currently engaged in it. From the fictitious restaurant Bistro In Vitro, established in May 2015 by the D...