These Fascinating Objects Show How the Palace of Versailles Drove Surprising Scientific Advances in the 17th and 18th Centuries
Titled “Versailles: Science and Splendor,” a new exhibition illustrates how the royal court encouraged innovation during the reigns of Louis XIV, Louis XV and Louis XVI
Akira Endo, Biochemist Who Found a Way to Fight Heart Disease, Dies at 90
Endo’s research paved the way for the development of drugs to treat high cholesterol and reduce the risk of heart attacks or strokes
Physicist Peter Higgs, Who Prompted a Decades-Long Search for a Tiny Particle, Dies at 94
The Nobel Prize winner predicted the Higgs boson, a fundamental particle that scientists successfully discovered in 2012, explaining how particles get their mass and underlying a key theory of the universe
See What Charles Darwin Kept in His ‘Insanely Eclectic’ Personal Library, Revealed for the First Time
On the English naturalist’s 215th birthday, more than 9,000 titles from his expansive collection are now accessible online
Building Used by Marie Curie Saved From Demolition
Cultural heritage supporters are hoping to see the facility listed as a protected site
An Exclusive Behind-the-Scenes Look at the Los Alamos Lab Where J. Robert Oppenheimer Created the Atomic Bomb
In never-before-seen photographs, explore the secret U.S. facility and home to the Manhattan Project scientists who developed the first nuclear weapon
New Musical Spotlights Rosalind Franklin’s DNA Discoveries
“Double Helix,” a fictionalized account of Franklin’s groundbreaking work, premieres this week
Remembering James Lovelock, Whose ‘Gaia Theory’ Shaped Our Understanding of Global Warming
The British scientist and inventor who said Earth is a self-regulating system died earlier this summer on his 103rd birthday
Why NASA Scientists Want to Send Nudes to Space
The naked truth: It’s a plan to make contact with intelligent life forms in the Milky Way
The Wonder of Avi Loeb
The physicist thinks we might have glimpsed evidence of an alien civilization. Despite controversy, he’s determined to find more
Iconic Portrait of French Chemist and His Wife Once Looked Entirely Different
Jacques-Louis David’s 1789 painting originally depicted Antoine and Marie Anne Lavoisier as wealthy elites, not modern scientists
Birds Collected Nearly Two Centuries Ago Still Help Scientists Today
The specimens gathered during an illustrious expedition by naturalist John Kirk Townsend continue to provide value to researchers
One Hundred Years Ago, Einstein Was Given a Hero’s Welcome by America’s Jews
The German physicist toured the nation as a fundraiser for Zionist causes, even though he was personally torn on the topic of a Jewish nation
Isaac Newton Thought the Great Pyramid Held the Key to the Apocalypse
Papers sold by Sotheby’s document the British scientist’s research into the ancient Egyptians and the Bible
Tesla’s Patents, Einstein’s Letters and an Enigma Machine Are Up for Auction
Christie’s Eureka! sale features personal and academic objects owned by 20th-century scientists
Scientist Behind First CRISPR-Modified Babies Sentenced to Three Years in Prison
He Jiankui faced backlash immediately after announcing the twins’ birth late last year
The Pioneering Maps of Alexander von Humboldt
Beautiful and insightful, the illustrations of the German naturalist helped shape a new understanding of the world
Women Scientists Were Written Out of History. It’s Margaret Rossiter’s Lifelong Mission to Fix That
The historian has devoted her career to bringing to light the ingenious accomplishments of those who have been forgotten
Alan Turing Will Be the New Face of Britain’s £50 Note
Persecuted at the end of his life, the British mathematician and code-breaker is now widely admired as a father of computer science
In Search of George Washington Carver’s True Legacy
The famed agriculturalist deserves to be known for much more than peanuts
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