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 ...

Louis Pasteur's words perfectly sum up what science is and how it can change lives all over the world. Pasteur was one of the most important scientists in history. He did important research in ...

One hot July morning in 1885, feverish little Joseph Meister was dragged by his frantic mother through the streets of Paris in search of an unknown scientist who, according to rumors, could prevent ...

Louis Pasteur, the man who would go on to save millions of lives, is remembered as one of the great pioneers of modern medicine. His theory about microscopic life forms and their link to contagion and ...

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 ...

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 ...

THE name of M. Pasteur, owing to his many brilliant and eminently practical discoveries, has been for some years so prominently before the general public that a popular and connected account of his ...

Bob Brody’s “It’s Thanksgiving, as Luck Would Have It” (op-ed, Nov. 25) rightly suggests we should appreciate our good luck when good things come our way. He notes that attitudes and behavior can ...