Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. But because he died in 1895, six years before the first Nobel Prize was awarded, that prize isn’t on his resume. Had he lived in ...

Pasteur was born 200 years ago this December, the most significant scientist birthday bicentennial since Charles Darwin’s in 2009. And Pasteur ranked behind only Darwin among the most exceptional ...

Some of the greatest scientific discoveries haven’t resulted in Nobel Prizes. Louis Pasteur, who lived from 1822 to 1895, is arguably the world’s best-known microbiologist. He is widely credited for ...

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Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. To mark our 150th year, we’re revisiting the Popular Science ...

There are few scientific advances that have had such a dramatic impact on the course of human history as the theory that disease is caused by microorganisms. The germ theory, as it is now universally ...

I can trace my early career interests along a vector of science literature that began in elementary school, with Paul de Kruif’s 1926 classic, Microbe Hunters, continued with Berton Roueche’s ...

A Dutch scientist named Antoine Van Leeuwenhoek discovered microorganisms in the 17th Century. It was mind-blowing international news. But eventually the novelty wore off. Who cares if there are ...