1896: Radioactivity is discovered accidentally by French physicist Antoine Henri Becquerel. Becquerel was investigating German colleague Wilhelm Roentgen's work on phosphorescence in uranium salts ...

Over a hundred years on, Marie Curie’s work still powers nuclear medicine, fuels global research, and stands as a data point in the long fight for equity in science. November 7 marks the birthday of ...

Marie Curie is a name that needs no introduction. A name synonymous with advances in sciences, she was particularly involved in the branch of radioactivity. Marie, in fact, is the only woman so far to ...

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