3 Amazing Discoveries That Flew Under The Radar Last Year

22 January 2018

 - For some people, the age of great scientific discovery has come and gone. There’s a hubris among many that what we know about the universe around us is as complete a picture as possible, and that current scientific ventures are little more than frivolous exercises splitting hairs rather than atoms.

However, despite what many people might believe, we’re still only scratching the surface of a greater understanding of our planet, ourselves, and the wide void of space around us. Indeed, here are three mind-blowing scientific discoveries that you may have missed in 2017.

Some amazing discoveries occur at the microscopic level and require careful study and intricate lab equipment like serum separator tubes, high-powered microscopes, and extremely sophisticated glassware. And then other times, an entire undiscovered continent is right under our feet.