1. The Davy lamp was a type of _____ ____ that Humphry Davy designed for use in coal mines. The design prevented the coal dust that hung in the air from catching fire from the lamp’s flame.

Humphy Davy is one of the most renowned chemists of all time. A pioneer in using electricity to drive chemical reactions, he – for the first time – isolated the elements potassium, sodium, calcium, ...

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In 1990, Mr. Humphry married Gretchen Crocker. Other survivors include three sons from his first marriage; three grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. A family statement announced the death ...

Derek Humphry, a trailblazer in the right-to-die movement that found footing in Oregon in the 1990s and author of the seminal book “Final Exit,” died this month in Eugene. He was 94.

Discoveries in the past two decades have added new branches to the human family tree, including species such as the hobbit-like Homo floresiensis and the powerfully built Homo naledi. A pinkie ...

But it’s never been clear what species the bones belonged to or where they should sit in an increasingly complex human family tree.

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In 1925, Gandhi attended the Kumbh Mela to meet Swami Shraddhanand in Haridwar, observing corruption and unsanitary conditions. He reflected on the concept of faith, noting the dedication of ...