When Marie and Pierre Curie discovered the natural radioactive elements polonium and radium, they did something truly remarkable– they uncovered an entirely new property of matter. The Curies’ work ...

As we near the end of Women’s History Month, a time designated to commemorate the role of women in history, we will explore the life of a woman who made tremendous and long-lasting scientific ...

They called it the shed, though it was more of a dilapidated hangar. A former anatomy theater, it housed old pinewood tables, a cast-iron stove and a blackboard—all under a high ceiling that leaked.

She was an accomplished scientist who achieved many firsts, and not only as a woman and helped bring the world into the atomic age.

Marie Curie was a physicist, chemist and pioneer in the study of radiation. She discovered the elements polonium and radium with her husband, Pierre. They were awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in ...

THE seriously famous always pose a problem for anyone wanting to re-explore their life and legacy. What is there left to say that someone hasn’t said before? For science, with so few global ...

Radioactive is a new movie directed by Persepolis' creator Marjane Satrapi, based on the comic by Lauren Redniss. Telling the life story of the discoverer of radioactivity, Marie Curie, it stars ...

Marie Curie's discoveries in radioactivity revolutionized science. She handled dangerous radioactive materials before safety standards existed. Curie chose to share her radium discovery freely, ...

Marie Curie holds a special place in Nobel Prize history—not only the first woman to win the prize, but also one of very few people to have been awarded a second. Both were connected with the element ...

At a time when science was still uncovering the mysteries of radiation, Marie Curie offered a simple yet lasting message, that knowledge replaces fear. Her words continue to echo in an age shaped by ...

EXCLUSIVE: Oscar-nominated Persepolis director Marjane Satrapi is set to helm Radioactive, a Working Title production based on the 2010 graphic novel by Lauren Redniss, Radioactive: Marie & Pierre ...