History

Why do scientists wear lab coats? The history of the white lab coat is difficult to uncover, but the status of the coat has everything to do with medicine.

Forty years ago, we sent two spacecraft into space, each carrying a copy of the Golden Record – a perfect time capsule of Earth in 1977.

Last week I joined several other London bloggers on a behind the scenes visit to Barts Hospital Museum. The museum turns 20 years old this month, but the building it’s …

The day after the Brexit referendum I visited a museum dedicated to two German immigrants, and some of England’s most prolific astronomers. Siblings William and Caroline Herschel lived in Bath …

Who would win in a fight: Nikola Tesla or Marie Curie? Now you can find out, in the game Science Kombat. It’s only available online at the moment, and in …

I recently made a video about Maud Menten. I used Lego, of course, but this time also added myself. Menten is a famous name in Biochemistry, but for years I …