In the run up to the opening of our Medicine Galleries later this year, Roger Highfield reports on an unlikely story of how a road rage attack provided the secret of scientific success, leading to a Nobel Prize.
In light of our current exhibition The Last Tsar: Blood and Revolution, rare disease expert, Dr Matthew Lumley, explains how the future is much brighter for people living with haemophilia today.
As the Science Museum prepares to open its £24m Medicine Galleries, Roger Highfield reports on a remarkable new insight into why everyone is different.
Having visited our exhibition The Last Tsar: Blood and Revolution, Luke Pembroke reflects on what it’s like to live with haemophilia today.
26 December 2018 marks the 120th anniversary of Marie and Pierre Curie’s announcement of a new element – radium. Associate Curator of Chemistry Rupert Cole explores the Curies’ discovery and its legacy.
With less than a year before we open the doors to our brand new Medicine Galleries, we take a look behind the scenes to see what conservators Marisa and Adriana have been working on.
In 1918, as the First World War ended and peace celebrations began, a new enemy emerged – the Spanish flu.
Roger Highfield, Director of External Affairs, announces the winners of the Medical Research Council’s annual Max Perutz Science Writing Award.
John Webster recalls his time working alongside Muriel Harris, who played an important and integral role in the development of IVF research.
You might be heading down to the seaside this bank holiday weekend but how did the seaside become such a popular holiday destination? Associate Curator, Rupert Cole, puts this down to chemistry.
Research scientist Kay Elder takes us through the history of the first IVF clinic – Bourn Hall.
A new film series – Stories From The Stores – goes behind the scenes with our curators to uncover fascinating stories from across the Science Museum Group collection.