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In 1928, Alexander Fleming noticed a strange mould on a petri dish, and this observation launched the antibiotic era

Ever noticed the gap before zero on a ruler? Here is why it exists

In 1933, Bell Labs engineer Karl Jansky followed a faint radio hiss, and this discovery opened the door to radio astronomy

Quote of the day by Pythagoras: “The oldest, shortest words— ‘yes’ and ‘no’— are those which require the most thought.”

What scientists found beneath Antarctica’s ice after drilling over 1,700 feet down

In 1938, Roy Plunkett found a frozen gas cylinder and discovered Teflon, changing everything from space suits to frying pans

Scientists finally reveal where the world’s most valuable diamonds are born

USS Samuel B. Roberts: The wreck that sank deeper than any ship

Frozen for ages: Ancient DNA reveals a lost Ice Age world

'Crocodile Bridge' on Mars: NASA’s Perseverance rover captures a mysterious ancient region on the Red Planet

Stunning ‘rainbow clouds’ spotted over Indonesia: Scientists explain the rare phenomenon

Cyborg Botany: How MIT is turning plants into interactive living technology

Quote of the day by Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz: “Perceptions which are at present insensible may grow some day: nothing is useless, and eternity provides great scope for change.”

Hranice Abyss: Why no one has found the bottom

The forest of secrets: Why 60,000 ancient structures were hiding in plain sight

How carnivorous plants offer pest control and stress relief

Hantavirus strain that killed 3 on cruise ship capable of human transmission: 10 things to know

Why do rockets curve after launch instead of going straight? The reason is surprising

Did dinosaurs decide how humans age today: The hidden evolutionary secret of human ageing

1.6 million-year-old bones reveal how the first humans really got their meat

NASA releases 12,000 photos from Artemis II mission: How to view the full collection and the most stunning views of Earth yet

The leading theory on prehistoric giant insects is crumbling, and here's what scientists think now

Scientists found the deepest land animal on Earth, and it turned out to be a tiny worm

In 1795, a teenager's discovery of an odd depression in the ground on Oak Island started a treasure hunt that remains unsolved

Why the 5,000-year-old Bristlecone Pine forgot how to age

In 1844, Horace Wells attended a gas party and found the laughing gas that ended surgical pain

In 1903, Edouard Benedictus dropped a flask and found safety glass, saving millions of drivers from shards

In 1748, a search for water led to the uncovering of Pompeii, a city frozen in time for 1,700 years

A biscuit tin secret comes to light as a former thief returns medieval tiles after sixty years

In 1947, a shepherd boy threw a rock into a desert cave and unearthed the scrolls that rewrote history

NASA’s ‘disco ball’ in space still tracking Earth after 50 years and it could last millions more

Once-in-170,000-year comet is streaking across the sky with glowing blue-green light: Spot it over Australia and New Zealand

Methana volcano in Greece was never dead: Scientists reveal 100,000 years of hidden magma activity

Psychology explains why you randomly capitalise letters in words while writing

Eta Aquarid meteor shower to peak overnight on May 5–6: Best viewing times, visibility tips, and how to catch the brightest shooting stars

Meet Janaki Ammal: The scientist whose research powers India’s sugarcane revolution and ethanol growth

Quote of the day by Michael Faraday: “Nothing is too wonderful to be true, if it be consistent with the laws of nature.”

NASA radar captures parts of Mexico City dropping faster than scientists expected

8-year-old boy’s curiosity about 'seed-like' balls in his backyard uncovered a hidden ant network

Why snowfall in the Himalayas is declining: Scientists warn of a growing crisis

Plants can hear the rain, and it makes them grow faster: Study

NASA just turned a retired Boeing 777 into a powerful airborne science lab: How a passenger jet became a flying laboratory for 100 scientists

Spain’s hidden water treasure found: Massive underground reserve discovered beneath farmland

150-million-year-old soft tissue fossil discovery strengthens Darwin’s theory of evolution

In 2025, an Ontario family’s routine farm cleanup exposed a strange stone that pointed to 12,500-year-old ice age hunters

What really happens in your brain when you yawn? It isn’t just about sleep

Scientists reveal the truth about T. rex teeth what you might haven't seen in dinosaur movies

Scientists develop a regenerative therapy that may bring back teeth

Why do you see flights over the Arctic but almost never over Antarctica?

In 1939, A local man’s routine dig on a country estate exposed a hidden ship and rewrote the story of Britain’s “Dark Ages”

In 1957, a local discovery of a tiny coin in Maine opened debate about Vikings reaching native shores

In 1966, a tractor driver uncovered twisted gold in a Norfolk field, revealing the massive Snettisham hoard

In 1909, an explorer found strange markings in the rock and unearthed the Burgess Shale, a 500-million-year-old secret

In 1957, a Moscow stray dog was sent into orbit, and her lonely flight paved the way for human space travel

In 1908, a cowboy found giant bones in a New Mexico arroyo and unearthed the Folsom site

In 1968, Spencer Silver created a glue “failure” that later helped create one of the world’s most popular office tools

In the early 1900s, cavers in Western Australia found massive bones and unearthed Mammoth Cave, a lost world of giant fossils

In 2010, a bulldozer driver found a tusk in the Colorado mud and unearthed the high-altitude secrets of the Snowmastodon site

In 2023, an 8-year-old with a metal detector wandered onto a Canadian beach and accidentally found a 170-year-old shipwreck

In 2011, a mine worker in Alberta noticed odd lumps in the rock and accidentally unearthed a perfectly preserved 110-million-year-old armoured dinosaur

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