The Top 10 scientific surprises of Science News’ first 100 years
Antimatter, dark energy, plate tectonics and the role of DNA were unexpected discoveries
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.