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The winning test rapidly detects whether bacteria are causing an infection and identifies the best antibiotics.

"Where am I?" is a crucial question for survival. Answering it, from the sci-fi discoveries of navigational neurons to a master horologist forgotten by history, is a tale worth your time.

In the annals of maritime history, the quest for determining longitude at sea was a long- standing challenge that captivated the minds of sailors, scientists and governments alike.

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister has claimed that Ujjain has been regarded as the Prime Meridian in the world since times immemorial and made a sensational proposal to relocate it to Ujjain. Is there any scientific merit in his claim?

Have you ever wondered how sailors of the past confidently sailed vast oceans, knowing their exact location? Consider this: the open sea stretches forever and sailors rely on more than just the North Star. What technological marvel paved the way for precise longitudinal navigation, turning the unpredictable expanse of the ocean into a navigable highway?In

✓ A contribution by one of the 2023 London Longines Collectors Event attendees, Wouter van Wijk ✓ Read about his three-day experience here ✓

For many South Africans, the quiet and calmness that can be found in the water – one of the rare places with few, if any, human-related threats – has been transformational.

Around 150 years ago, the upstate New York village of Saranac Lake became home to people looking for a cure to a highly contagious disease. Today, its healing legacy lives on.

The British shipwreck that changed the world By Keith Drew 30th July 2021 One of the worst disasters in British maritime history, the wrecking of HMS Association led to two acts of parliament and the establishment of longitude. O Our boat was only half a dozen miles out of St Marys, the main island in the Isles of Scilly, but the sea had become a different beast entirely. The waters that lulled against the harbour walls were long gone, and as we arced around the Western Rocks – a notorious c...

Country has the highest positive ex kbrerns raperience rating? stay tuned and well tell you the correct answer. this weeks book of the week is the mantle of command fdr at war. it a brilliant book he was understanding ruling issues at the center of the approach, its a book anyone interested in the nature of good leadership should read it. in 1714 the government pass the the longitude act that offered a prize to anyone who solved a great challenge of the time. accurately determining the ships l...