The burning of human flesh can cause the most excruciating pain, unlike any other harm inflicted on the human body. On December 4, 1829, the Bengal Sati Regulation or Regulation 17 of the Bengal Code was promulgated as a legal act in British India under East India Company rule by the then Governor-General, William Bentinck. The act made the practice …
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Recently, I have taken an interest in learning and exploring science through the lens of history, and I was drawn to the origin of various species and their evolution. By studying DNA from a small piece of bone discovered in a cave in Siberia, Paabo discovered the Denisovans, a previously unknown hominin group distantly related to Neanderthals. When I try …
