History isn't always planned. Discover 15 massive discoveries that happened by pure accident and changed the world.

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The sixth annual competition showcases scientific microscopic imaging, illuminating tiny parts of nature, from individual ...

Approximately 145 million: That's the number of specimens—including plants, animals, minerals, and human artifacts—curators ...

From penicillin and anesthesia to saccharin and silly putty, chance played a major role in some of the world's great ...

Approximately 145 million: That’s the number of specimens – including plants, animals, minerals and human artifacts – curators estimate are held in the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History.

Late 1600s – Dutch scientist Antonie van Leeuwenhoek constructed a microscope with a single spherical lens. It magnified up to ×275. 1800s - the optical quality of lenses increased and the microscopes ...

Every summer, beach closures disrupt families, harm local businesses, and raise public health alarms. Most of the time, the ...