Science news articles about 'chance discovery'

Inspired by a chance discovery during another experiment, researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have created a small molecule that stimulates nerve stem cells to begin maturing into nerve ...

... southern Europe. A Homo erectus half-jaw had already been found at the Thomas I quarry in 1969, but it was a chance discovery and therefore with no archeological context. This is not the case for the ...

A chance discovery by a team of scientists using optical probes means that changes in cells in the human body could now be seen in a completely different light. Prof David Parker from Durham ...

Chance discovery allows up-close study of inner-earth processes.

MADRID, Spain (AP) -- A chance discovery of a medieval clay oven has revealed that Moorish architects used powdered animal bones to protect the walls of fortresses close to the Alhambra Palace in ...

The chance discovery last month of a rare radio supernova - an exploding star seen only at radio wavelengths and undetected by optical or X-ray telescopes - underscores the promise of new, ...

The chance discovery last month of a rare radio supernova -- an exploding star seen only at radio wavelengths and undetected by optical or X-ray telescopes -- underscores the promise of new ...