History of Science

No Spring Chicken...

In the early 20th century, New York's tabloid newspapers were invited each year to celebrate chicken heart cells. The scientists who cultiva ...

Spotlight on Women in Science

Female scientists are unequally rare. To raise awareness of this issue, women all over the world are celebrating the “International Day of W ...

Lost Excellence?

Women continue to be in the minority when it comes to senior positions in science and research. Why is this? An attempt at finding explanati ...

How can we age more healthily in the future?

Scientific research and lab products: How important is the past for the future?

“If I have seen further than others, it is by standing upon the shoulders of giants.” — Isaac Newton, 1675

What does the future of research look like?

In many areas of life, there are high hopes and expectations for far-reaching developments and innovation in the future. But what does this ...