From penicillin and anesthesia to saccharin and silly putty, chance played a major role in some of the world's great inventions.

Not every notable discovery consists of a single extraordinary artifact, a previously unknown structure, or a newly revised date for an ancient technology. Some of the most significant discoveries ...

Petronas and its Petroleum Arrangement Contractors (operators) in Malaysia this year have notched up a combined 10 discoveries on the back of buoyant exploration drilling, with the star of the show ...