The medical scientist made important contributions to polio treatment and Australian environmental policy—despite substantial resistance.

Download our poster of the biggest milestones, from the discovery of the viral family in humans in the 1960s to the identification of SARS-CoV-2.

Milder, cold-causing members of this pathogenic viral family long remained under the radar, although they aren’t entirely harmless.

Microbiologist Maurice Hilleman foresaw the global spread of a novel influenza strain in 1957. His vaccine saved hundreds of thousands of lives.

In Chapter 10, “Memory," author Matthew Cobb takes readers inside a couple of seminal moments in the scientific search for memory’s mechanics.

Kim Peek, the inspiration for the title character in Rain Man, brought public attention to savant syndrome.

Advances in imaging technology over the last century have allowed increasingly sophisticated glimpses into the ancient processes of mummification.

An analysis of the En Tibi herbarium’s plants and handwriting has given clues to the identity of its maker.

Florence Sabin was known for her pioneering research and efforts to support women in science.