Curie much preferred her "beautiful radium." Polonium was much too unstable and uninteresting, finding its place helping in the dull task of... Polonium-210 is back in the spotlight. The radioisotope ...

In 1896, Henri Becquerel was studying uranium when he discovered a new type of radiation that could pass through metal. His research got the attention of physicist Marie Curie, who began to study ...

Marie Curie became the first woman to win a Nobel Prize and the first person to win the award twice. Marie's efforts, with help from husband Pierre Curie, led to the discovery of polonium and radium ...

Marie Curie’s story is often told through her Nobel Prizes, her discoveries, and the eerie glow of radium in a darkened lab. But there’s a quieter, almost unbelievable detail that tends to get ...