Monthly Archives: March 2018

Charles-Édouard Brown-Séquard — April 1 marks the passing of the French physician Charles-Edouard Brown-Sequard. Other than discovering the physiology of the spinal cord and postulating the existence of hormones, he gained notoriety towards the end of his life for injecting himself with an elixir he developed from the testicles of guinea pigs and […]

Today in Science History – April 1 – Charles-Edouard Brown-Sequard

This entry was posted on March 31, 2018 by Todd Helmenstine (updated on February 9, 2022)

Full Moon (Ganapathy Kumar) — The full moon has many names. Some names are based on the Moon’s appearance, while other signify the meaning of a full moon during a certain month, season, or astronomical event. Here is a list of full moon names and what they mean. Full Moon Names for Appearance Sometimes the […]

Full Moon Names

This entry was posted on March 31, 2018 by Anne Helmenstine (updated on May 11, 2022)

Robert Bunsen — March 31 is most likely Robert Bunsen’s birthday. Bunsen’s birthday is a source of uncertainty in science history. Many sources place his birthday on March 30, including handwritten curricula vitae by Bunsen himself. Bunsen was known to celebrate his birthday on March 31 in his later years and several other […]

Today in Science History – March 31 – Robert Bunsen

This entry was posted on March 30, 2018 by Todd Helmenstine (updated on May 10, 2021)

Crawford Long — March 30 is National Doctors’ Day in the United States. The day is meant to be set aside to appreciate physicians and their work helping their patients and communities. The holiday became an official holiday in 1991. The holiday began in Winder, Georgia in 1933 by a doctor’s wife, Eudora […]

Today in Science History – March 30 – National Doctors’ ...

This entry was posted on March 29, 2018 by Todd Helmenstine (updated on May 10, 2021)

A science laboratory experiment isn’t truly complete until you’ve written the lab report. You may have taken excellent notes in your laboratory notebook, but it isn’t the same as a lab report. The lab report format is designed to present experimental results so they can be shared with others. A […]

Lab Report Format – How to Write a Laboratory Report

This entry was posted on March 29, 2018 by Anne Helmenstine (updated on May 10, 2021)

John Robert Vane — March 29 is John Robert Vane’s birthday. Vane was a British biochemist who spent his career studying prostaglandins. Prostaglandins are compounds that regulate many different functions in the body. Vane developed a test called the dynamic bioassay that identified and measured the substances that make up blood and other fluids […]

Today in Science History – March 29 – John Robert ...

This entry was posted on March 28, 2018 by Todd Helmenstine (updated on May 10, 2021)

When you lose weight, fat doesn’t magically vanish or convert into muscle or even energy. Your digestive system does not excrete it in feces. In a survey of 150 health professionals (dieticians, doctors, personal trainers), 98% didn’t understand fat metabolism. Only three people in the study knew where fat went! […]

Where Does Fat Go When You Lose Weight?

This entry was posted on March 28, 2018 by Anne Helmenstine (updated on May 10, 2021)

Glow in the dark crystals are brightest if the crystals are clear rather than colored. — If you think regular crystals are boring, try growing glow in the dark crystals. These magical creations are easy to make, but you need to apply a bit of science to get them to work. Why Glow in the Dark Crystal Kits Don’t Work If you’ve purchased glow in the […]

How to Grow Glow in the Dark Crystals

This entry was posted on March 28, 2018 by Anne Helmenstine (updated on May 10, 2021)

Three Mile Island nuclear power facility — March 28 is the anniversary of the largest nuclear accident in United States history. The cooling system of the Unit 2 reactor core malfunctioned at the Three Mile Island Nuclear Generating Plant near Middletown, Pennsylvania. Early in the morning of March 28, 1979, a malfunction occurred in the non-nuclear part […]

Today in Science History – March 28 – Three Mile ...

This entry was posted on March 27, 2018 by Todd Helmenstine (updated on November 28, 2021)