Albert Einstein died on 18 April 1955, aged 76. His death marked the end of one of the most influential scientific lives in ...

The bizarre yet true story behind the theft of brain of the world's most famous scientist. The bizarre yet true story of the Princeton Hospital pathologist who in 1955 stole Albert Einstein's brain ...

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Some researchers would have us believe that the reason for Albert Einstein’s remarkable genius was his ample endowment of corpus callosum -- the large fiber tract that, at least in most of us, ...

Across cultures and eras, human remains have held powerful spiritual and symbolic significance. The ancient Egyptians believed that mummifying a king’s body ensured his ascent to the gods. The ...

The curious fate of a genius's mind The genius of Albert Einstein never ceases to allure. Following his autopsy in 1955, Einstein's brain is said to have been sliced and scattered among researchers ...

Whether it be through their art or mathematical formulas, the great minds of the past—like Sappho, Michelangelo, and Albert Einstein—have deeply influenced our understanding of the world around us.