Arabidopsis thaliana was always an unlikely candidate for the limelight. But 25 years ago, the diminutive thale cress ...

In 1916, a Polish scientist discovered how to create a mono-crystal, which later became the basis for integrated circuits and semiconductors.

Scientists found that this new spider is genetically quite different from its closest relatives, even though they appear ...

Scientists in Japan discovered Physalia mikazuki, a new venomous jellyfish species carried north by warm currents.

In a dim German laboratory in 1895, Wilhelm Röntgen’s accidental discovery of X-rays cracked open a new era in medicine, ...