Curie to apply as a candidate for the chair in the section of physics left vacant by Gernez, and formerly occupied by her husband and collaborator, Pierre Curie. In the preliminary grading of ...

Far from insisting — as Pierre Curie had done for his wife and co-worker Marie — that the prize should be shared with Meitner, he allowed a narrative to develop that she had been his assistant ...

Though Marie Curie's discovery of radium broke barriers and advanced science, it wasn't all positive. In fact, it ultimately led to her undoing.

Symmetry is not just a word; it is a concept like harmony. It not only attracts our visual sense; it also plays a major role in our sense of beauty.

Innovation has always been a double-edged sword. While some inventions change the world for the better, others end up taking ...

Curie, also known as Marie Curie, has often caused controversies entirely unrelated to the scientific breakthroughs she achieved. Rather, almost 70 years after her passing, a heated debate on the ...

New atomic clocks are more accurate than those used to define the second, suggesting the definition might need to change ...

Here we look at some of Poland's most famous nationals -- from years gone by to the present day. Many have influenced a world far beyond their country's boundary. Nicolaus Coperni ...