By: Peggy Nelson

Simon Sublime’s microbe collaborations

By: Jacob Mikanowski

His informed predictions were mixed with wild speculation.

By: Jerrold Freitag

Evolution is a “broken and fragmentary form of ruin.”

By: Deb Chachra

No matter what, the shark research continued.

By: Suzanne Fischer

His name is a watchword for the persecution of radical scientists.

By: Deb Chachra

She laid the groundwork for the field of biochemistry.

By: Tor Aarestad

“Imagination is more important than knowledge”

By: Deb Chachra

Inspiring role model and cautionary tale.

By: Chris Lanier

He revealed a disquieting intimacy between humans and other animals

By: Elina Shatkin

The two things she loved most: her husband and an exploding volcano.

By: Robert Wringham

The sexagenarian amateur who revolutionized crime scene investigation.

By: Peggy Nelson

She was the green flash on the horizon of the Radium Age.

By: Peggy Nelson

A scientist who was moved from observation to activism.

By: Tom Nealon

It’s been said that he was the last man to know everything.

By: Matthew Battles

Her hard-won image of the helix helped lay the basis for modern biology.