Scientific Investigations
This scientist challenged the assumption that stress and lifestyle caused peptic ulcers.
Marshall
This scientific equation explains how breaking open atomic nuclei releases huge energy.
E = mc²
This harmless treatment is used as a control in clinical trials.
Placebo
This 1986 disaster dramatically shifted global public perception of nuclear energy.
Chernobyl
This early plant‑growth experiment weighed soil and a willow tree over five years.
Van Helmont’s experiment
This Australian regulator oversees the safety and efficacy of medications and vaccines.
TGA
This effect occurs when people improve simply because they believe they’re receiving treatment.
PLacebo effect
This scientist’s work led to the first successful smallpox vaccine.
Jenner
This Greek polymath used shadows at two cities to estimate Earth’s circumference.
Eratosthenes
This gas law describes the directly proportional relationship between temperature and volume.
Charles Law
This phenomenon describes workers changing behaviour because they know they’re being observed.
Hawthorne effect
These two brothers solved flight‑control problems before achieving powered flight.
Wright brothers
This type of error occurs when equipment consistently reads too high or too low.
Systematic error
This type of technology produces discrete, objective measurements when calibrated.
Digital
This type of evidence uses a sample size of one, often seen in testimonials.
Anecdotal evidence
This major negative impact of damming rivers forces people to relocate.
Displacement of communities
This microwave‑related discovery began when a chocolate bar melted in a scientist’s pocket.
Percy Spencer’s magnetron observation
This organisation regulates genetically modified foods in Australia. Answer: FSANZ
FSANZ
This scientific process detects fraud by requiring scrutiny, replication and evaluation.
Peer review
This tragedy involving a morning sickness drug led to strict global pharmaceutical regulation.
Thalidomide