A brief history of medicine told in five snapshots of time: ancient times, the Middle Ages, the Renaissance, the early modern period (eighteenth and nineteenth centuries), and modern times.

This comprehensive essay provides a brief history of the Australopithecines an in depth discussion of the discovery of the early fossils, and a look at the ancestors of the Australopithecines.

This resource presents a brief guide introduces the history, structure, and characteristics of plastics and polymers.

A long list of scientists with brief descriptions of their most important contributions to science.

Explains different types of volcanoes and provides brief descriptions of active volcanoes around the world, including their histories of volcanic eruptions.

A portion of a paper titled "What is Science?" provides a very brief historical summary.

Students acquire a basic understanding of the science and engineering of space travel as well as a brief history of space exploration. They learn about the scientists and engineers who made space travel possible and briefly examine some...

A brief biography of American astronomer and science advocate Carl Sagan.

A brief overview of Hippocratic medicine.

A brief outline of the Gemini 6 mission. Links to other NASA websites are available.