Scientific history

In the 1980s, a scientific breakthrough paved the way for new treatments

The story of how an Argentinian doctor created a new treatment for heart disease

In 2014, the world's first baby born to a mother with a transplanted womb was delivered

In 1992, Peter Tsai invented the N95 mask filter

In 1992 a student found a set of fossilised footprints from the earliest vertebrate

In 1963, Dr Jose Barraquer Moner performed the first eye surgery to fix short-sightedness.

In 1974, Ghana pioneered a new system, to help immunise against serious diseases

How the drug tamoxifen became a global success in breast cancer treatment

In 1975, Richard Neave invented a method to rebuild the face of an Egyptian mummy

James Watson and Francis Crick published their discoveries about DNA on 25 April 1953

In 1958, Stanislav Brebera invented Semtex, a malleable and odourless plastic explosive

A student discovered fossils in 1967 helping our understanding of the world's evolution

The discovery of the Higgs Boson by scientists at CERN using the Large Hadron Collider

The discovery by Dr George Papanicolaou in 1928 which led to the smear test

What was the first cloned mammal like and why did she die young?

Andrew Wiles on solving the problem which had intrigued mathematicians for centuries

One of the most popular computer games ever was invented in Moscow in 1984

Californian computer enthusiasts met to share ideas - including the founders of Apple

It was once one of the most feared diseases in the world - disfiguring and often deadly

A book that helped launch the green movement highlighted the damage caused by pesticides

Cells taken from an African American woman in 1951 revolutionised medical science

The scientist produced an x-ray photograph in 1951 that helped show the structure of DNA

Meticulously recorded levels of CO2 in the atmosphere show how our climate is changing

The first ever nuclear weapon was detonated by scientists in the USA on 16 July 1945