Marie Curie’s quotes are a source of wisdom and inspiration for students of all ages. In honor of her life and her work, here are our top 10 Marie Curie quotes. Marie Curie was a remarkable scientist who changed the world with her significant scientific contributions to the field of radioactivity and radiation. Read on …
Humans have always been fascinated by the sky and the stars. In every stage of human history, we have looked up and marveled at the great expanse . And thus, for the longest time, humans have strived to know more about this vastness around us . Even though anybody may be mesmerized by the beauty …
Tucked away in every cell of your body is a molecule called DNA. Smaller bits of DNA, called genes, contain blueprints that tell your cells how to make proteins. These proteins can perform a whole range of tasks, like building muscles or even making eye pigments! These genes are also physical units of heredity – …
Zandra Azariah Cunningham can tell you all about being youngest person in the room. She can also tell you anything you want to know about creating lip balm – or a business – from scratch. Zandra is a senior at Buffalo Academy of Scholars and is the Founder and CEO of the natural skin care …
What does an Ecologist do? Ronnie Steinitz is an ecologist currently in the first year of her doctoral research for her PhD. She studies primate-community interactions in several monkey species in Kibale National Park, Uganda. She also collaborates with the US Geological Survey (USGS) to study bobcat prey preferences with changing climate. I had just …
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Let’s travel back in time to the year 1952. On that fateful day, something extraordinary happened. It was so groundbreaking, so earth-shattering that it completely changed the face of science! What was it, you may ask? It was none other than a photo. it was called “Photo 51,” to be exact. You may be wondering …
Rosalind Franklin: British Chemist and Crystallographer
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Gitanjali Rao had two minutes to convince people that an 11-year-old girl from Colorado could do something about the Flint water crisis. Her video earned her a spot as a finalist in the Discovery Education 3M Young Scientist Challenge and a chance to work with a scientist mentor. And after months of hard work, and more than …
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Ada Lovelace was born two centuries ago in London, England. Her father was the super famous poet Lord Byron. Though he was brilliant, he also had the reputation for being a “mad genius.” He abandoned his family early on. Ada’s mother was also incredibly smart, and she insisted her daughter get the best education possible. Ada …
While scientists were trying really hard to expand the fossil record, a young English girl was dedicated to searching through rocks on the beach. She was on the hunt for things she called ‘curiosities’ – unusually shaped bits of rock that she would sell to help support her poor family after her father died. Her name was Mary Anning. And while she didn’t know it at the time, she …
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Ellen Crocker is an Assistant Professor at the University of Kentucky in the Department of Forestry and Natural Resources. She works on a wide range of research, education, and outreach related to threats to forests and sustainable management approaches. I love talking with people about their trees and how to keep their forests healthy. I …
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