Curie was born Manya Sklodowska in November 1867 in Warsaw, Poland, and raised there during a Russian occupation. Her mother died of tuberculosis when Marie was 10 years old. A prodigy in both ...

1897 in Paris to Marie and Pierre Curie. She was a shy, serious child and quite attached to her mother. Irène idolized Marie from the start and spent her life trying to get closer to her.

As we near the end of Women’s History Month, a time designated to commemorate the role of women in history, we will explore the life of a woman who m | Cancer ...

Marie Curie's groundbreaking work in radioactivity, earning her two Nobel Prizes, led to significant contributions in science and medicine. Despite her discoveries of polonium and radium ...

A Marie Curie bereavement counsellor has shared advice on coping with grief this Mother’s Day. Whether it's your first year without your loved one, or it's been years since they died ...

Marie Curie’s accomplishments—two Nobel Prizes, the discovery of radium—are well known, as are her struggles against prejudice, scarce funding and poor health. But her role as a mother has ...