Well before his discovery of penicillin, Alexander Fleming was a member of the Chelsea Arts Club. Less well known is that he also painted with living organisms. Corbis Even to scientists, the question ...

On Sept. 28, 1928, Alexander Fleming woke up to check on his experiments investigating bacterial growth — and accidentally discovered the world's first antibiotic. The Scottish physicist and ...

Sometimes the most groundbreaking innovations emerge from spilled chemicals, forgotten lab samples, or misplaced ingredients. Scientists aiming for one thing stumble upon something completely ...

Globally, countries are beginning to recognise the gravity of this threat. Several high-income nations have strengthened ...

While most people credit Alexander Fleming for the discovery of antibiotics, ancient texts suggest that he likely wasn’t the first to leverage bacteria as medicine. Long before Alexander Fleming’s ...