Scientists Discover Hairy Ghost Pipefish Named After Mr. Snuffleupagus from Sesame Street

Others take two decades, six failed expeditions, and an underwater hug between scientists who couldn't believe they finally ...

In 1896, Henri Becquerel left uranium salts in a drawer wrapped with photographic plates, which opened the door to nuclear science

An accidental discovery in 1896 by Henri Becquerel, involving fogged photographic plates exposed to uranium salts, unveiled ...

In 1938, Otto Hahn and Fritz Strassmann found one strange element in uranium residue and accidentally opened the atomic age

In 1938, German chemists Otto Hahn and Fritz Strassmann made a groundbreaking discovery. Their experiments with uranium ...

In 1879, C Fahlberg accidentally licked his fingers after dinner, and this led to the invention of the artificial sweetener

A chemist's accidental sweet taste in 1879 sparked a food revolution. Constantin Fahlberg discovered saccharin, the world's ...