Amy Davy explores the life and work of Cecilia Payne, a remarkable scientist who changed our understanding of the Sun.
John Webster recalls his time working alongside Muriel Harris, who played an important and integral role in the development of IVF research.
Connie Orbach, curator of new exhibition IVF: 6 Million Babies Later, explores the pioneering work of Jean Purdy, a central figure in the development of IVF.
Roger Highfield discusses the ethical dimensions of reproductive science to mark our new exhibition, IVF: 6 Million Babies Later.
Jane Sutton from the Royal Academy of Engineering explores the importance of diversity in engineering
Roger Highfield, Director of External Affairs and one of the judges of the European Inventor Award 2018, takes us through some of the highlights from this year’s ceremony.
The museum’s Roger Highfield challenged Professor Alice Roberts to iron out the scars of human evolution for a new display. Here, the University of Birmingham anatomist describes her personal quest for perfection.
Evidence that drug testing could one day be conducted in a computer rather than on animals has led to a team at the University of Oxford winning a major international prize.
On this day in 1903, Wilbur and Orville Wright piloted the first ever recorded flight. But how did we get from mere dreams of flight to jumbo jets?
Curator Emma Stirling-Middleton celebrates the life and legacy of Elizabeth Garrett Anderson, Britain’s first female doctor.
To mark the 150th birthday of possibly the most celebrated female scientist in history, Curator of Chemistry, Sophie Waring, looks at the life of Marie Curie, and the surprising products that were made from her discovery of Radium.
Inspired by the growing number of female gamers attending Power UP this year, we take a look at the rise in female developers.