The Top 10 scientific surprises of Science News’ first 100 years

Antimatter, dark energy, plate tectonics and the role of DNA were unexpected discoveries

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black and white photograph of Edwin Hubble looking into a telescope

In 1929, Edwin Hubble (shown here at Mount Wilson Observatory) showed that more distant galaxies were flying away from us faster than nearby galaxies, which suggested an expanding universe.

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From the day Archimedes cut his bath short to shout “Eureka,” science has been a constant source of surprises.