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After 40 years of studying snakes, Karl Schmidt suffered his first bite. And when he did, he kept a gruesome diary to document the danger—right to the edge of death.
Parasites can force animals to do nefarious things by manipulating their minds—including, uncomfortably, the minds of human beings.
One of the most prolific botanists of the 20th century, Bravo-Hollis was the first woman to receive an advanced degree in biology in Mexico.
One hundred historical videos and films from the Othmer Library are now available online!
FDA scientist Frances Oldham Kelsey spared thousands of babies from deadly birth defects and revolutionized drug research. But was her legacy all good? It’s a complicated story.
A mutable chemical and our collective choices.
Learn about the multiyear effort at the American Philosophical Society to find evidence of forgotten women scientists in the APS collections.
Japanese physicist Fusa Miyake has sparked a revolution in archaeology by studying radioactive tree rings—work that also terrifies astronomers, who fear it foretells doom for our civilization.
A woman who drowned in Paris became one of the most famous faces in the world as the model for CPR dummies, saving millions of lives while remaining completely unknown.
This ExhibitLab uses the lens of science history to show how women’s healthcare products have developed over time.
How the creepy crawlies in our collections turned my “Eww” into “Wow!”
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In the early 1800s, the first Egyptian mummies in Europe served as a crucial test for evolution—a test that, according to people then, evolution flunked.
Our annual library open house in honor of National Library Week is sold out!
In the 1800s, mummies found their way into everything from fertilizer to food, and were especially prized as medicine. Mummy mania was a strange time.
How did a scientist who developed a Nobel Prize–worthy idea end up driving a shuttle van for a living and miss the award completely?
Physicist György Hevesy had a talent for tricks and stunts—including one that prevented Nazi storm troopers from stealing a Nobel Prize.
Optimize your Beckman Center fellowship application with this guide to the application process and selection criteria.
The Japanese chemist helped isolate the hormone epinephrine and developed new methods of fermentation.
Interested in historical materials about food science? Explore our museum and library collections!
This virtual training workshop introduces researchers to oral history and research interview methodologies.
This virtual training workshop introduces researchers to oral history and research interview methodologies.
This virtual training workshop introduces researchers to oral history and research interview methodologies.
Healing at a distance: Our latest rare book exhibition explores the debate over the effectiveness of the weapon salve.
Research on the deadly disease progressed dramatically after the 2014 Ice Bucket Challenge, but a huge blow came when the most recent treatment was taken off the market.
Psychology professor David Rosenhan made waves with his “On Being Sane in Insane Places” study, but decades later its legitimacy was questioned.
Seen as outcasts, some persistent scientists went against the grain to study viruses they suspected caused cancer.
Environmentalists championed biochemist Bruce Ames for his test’s ability to weed out potential cancer-causing chemicals. Then he seemingly turned his back on them.
In a society that damned women for both plainness and adornment, wearing makeup became a defiant act of survival.