- Accidental Discovery: Lithium Sulfur Battery - Chemical Phase of Sulfur observed to slow battery degradation at room temperature https://www.freethink.com/environment/lithium-sulfur-battery 21 comments futurology
- Physicists have accidentally observed quantum oscillation in an insulator -- quantum behavior that was thought to be unique to metals. The finding suggests a brand new type of quantum particle, which the team calls a neutral fermion & challenges a long-held distinction between metals & insulators. https://newatlas.com/physics/new-quantum-particle-insulator-accidentally-discovered/ 18 comments science
- Even Though it Was Observing an Asteroid, OSIRIS-REx Accidentally Spotted a Black Hole https://www.universetoday.com/145209/even-though-it-was-observing-an-asteroid-osiris-rex-accidentally-spotted-a-black-hole/ 19 comments space
- Monkeys 'throw spanner' in our understanding of human evolution by accidentally making tools: Capuchins have been observed in the wild smashing rocks together and creating razor-sharp flakes of rock just like those thought to have been used as knives by early humans http://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/archaeology/monkeys-stone-tools-throw-spanner-human-evolution-accidentally-nature-study-a7370161.html 9 comments science
- Monkeys 'throw spanner' in our understanding of human evolution by accidentally making tools: Capuchins have been observed in the wild smashing rocks together and creating razor-sharp flakes of rock just like those thought to have been used as knives by early humans http://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/archaeology/monkeys-stone-tools-throw-spanner-human-evolution-accidentally-nature-study-a7370161.html 122 comments worldnews
- A biologist has accidentally discovered that electric eels can make leaping attacks that dramatically increase the strength of the electric shocks they deliver and, in so doing, has confirmed a 200-year-old observation by famous 19th century explorer and naturalist Alexander von Humboldt. https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/06/160606154859.htm 198 comments worldnews
- Scientists are now claiming the long observed practice of insects and spiders of the same sex mating is actually accidental...Instead the bugs are in such a rush to reproduce they do not take enough time to inspect their potential mate’s gender, often leading to same-sex mating. http://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/billions-of-insects-are-having-gay-sex-accidentally-say-scientists-8897190.html 1221 comments science
- Raleigh News & Observer accidentally responds to State of the Union Address before it's been given http://www.newsobserver.com/2010/01/27/308682/obama-channels-ronald-reagan-stay.html 4 comments politics
- What Happens When A Liberal Black Man Accidentally Ends Up At A Tea Party?!? Here's some totally random, mostly unrelated observations from the 30 of so minutes I could tolerate before taking my impressionable children elsewhere: http://www.dailykos.com/story/2010/3/21/848558/-what-happens-when-a-liberal-black-man-accidentally-ends-up-at-a-tea-party 7 comments politics