Sometimes, the most extraordinary breakthroughs happen when no one is looking for them. Throughout history, accidental discoveries have revolutionised how we live, work, and communicate. From ...

Peter Fleming thought the Wimbledon medals he won during a famous doubles partnership with John McEnroe were lost forever ...

When Alexander Fleming discovered penicillin, medicine and health care was revolutionised. In the decades after diseases, infections and deaths that were thought to be uncurable were suddenly ...

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Scottish bacteriologist Alexander Fleming recognized the potential of Penicillium mold when he found it growing in his less-than-tidy lab at St. Mary’s Hospital Medical School in London in 1928.

The mural, designed by Glasgow-based artist Rogue One, is not the first tribute to Fleming in Darvel. He was born at Lochfield Farm in August 1881, about four miles (6.4km), from the town's centre ...

Frank Donnelly, 88, recalled receiving a Sir Alexander Fleming medal from its namesake as a third year secondary pupil at Darvel School in 1952. "He had been a boyhood hero of mine and my twin ...

Fleming is namechecked on the town's welcome sign; a bust from 1960 sits in a bare memorial garden, and there is some memorabilia from his life on display at the town hall.

Ayrshire Live Ayrshire News Alexander Fleming mural unveiled in Ayrshire town to mark anniversary As part of celebrations to mark 100 years since the discovery of penicillin, a mural to Alexander ...

A number of projects are being planned by the Darvel & Area Regeneration Team (DART) to celebrate the 100th anniversary of Fleming's most well-known achievement - the discovery of penicillin in 1928.

A mural to the "world hero" who discovered penicillin has been unveiled in his home town 70 years after he died. Darvel native Alexander Fleming will be permanently remembered with the stunning mural ...