CHRIS PACKHAM: Aboard a train bound for Paris sits a woman. Such was her passion for science, that when she learnt Poland’s universities didn’t accept women, she travelled across Europe to ...

Inasmuch as the amount of radium discovered at the end of the year was only a ten-thousandth part of that which his and Sir William Ramsay's theories promised, he says: “This practically settles ...

The wonder of Radium, a glowing treasure discovered by Marie Curie, blinded the world to its perils... and it quickly became a status symbol ...

Who was Marie Curie? Explore the inspiring story of the famous female scientist who discovered radium and radioactivity. Who was Mary Anning? Explore the life of Mary Anning, one of the greatest ...

In 1917, scores of patriotic young women, later known as “radium girls,” counted themselves lucky to have landed war work at a large warehouse complex in Orange, New Jersey. The pay was ...

The Ottawa Historical and Scouting Heritage Museum has a permanent exhibit dedicated to the young women who used radium paint ...