What is Marie Curie Famous for? Explore her life, biography, and the legacy of her discoveries: radium and polonium.

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Marie Curie, a pioneering scientist, revolutionized our understanding of radioactivity, discovering polonium and radium. Her ...

Marie Curie was a physicist, chemist and pioneer in the study of radiation. She discovered the elements polonium and radium ...

On a nuclear test site in the New Mexico desert, mannequins blaze and melt down like hyperactive candles. In the skies above Hiroshima, American pilots prepare to drop an atomic bomb on the unknowing ...

Pretend play offers children a way to learn about the world and their place in it. When children play dress up or put on costumes, they’re exploring what it might feel like to have different sets of ...

An annual Aquathon representing England and in memory Karen Stokoe, who battled cancer for 12 years, raised more than £1,400 for Marie Curie.

A charity has launched a companionship service to support end-of-life and palliative care hospital patients. Marie Curie's ...