Events for “discovery”

Ultrafast and reference-free sequence discovery in single-cell data

Nature, Published online: 26 August 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10975-w Malva enables ultrafast, reference-free searching of raw single-cell sequences across millions of cells, transforming static transcriptomic atlases into dynamic resources for understanding the functions of s

The discovery of the Great Barrier Reef's whale maternity ward

It started with a simple message: "This is the year to do something small for something huge." Now, 17 years later, the Whitsundays region has some of the best protection in the world for migrating humpback whales.

Discovery reveals rapid pathways to complex aromatic molecules in space

A team of researchers led by the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa Department of Chemistry has uncovered a faster way large carbon-based molecules may form in space, helping solve a long-standing mystery about how some of the building blocks of the universe grow.

Machine learning methods move self-driving labs closer to materials discovery at scale

Machine learning doesn't replace human intelligence, but it can outlast human endurance, which makes it a helpful tool for chemistry and materials discovery. Scientists know machine learning models can make predictions based on the vast reams of data they are trained on, but can

Autonomous Mathematical Discovery in an Open-World Multi-Agent Environment

Article URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/2608.23691 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49481455 Points: 108 # Comments: 30

Interactive pattern discovery in binaries (FF-16-TUI)

Article URL: https://github.com/HexLasso/FF-16-TUI Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49477925 Points: 16 # Comments: 1

Chance gaze at old Hubble Telescope image leads to discovery that could reveal dark matter's secrets

In late June 2023, on a morning train commuting to work in New York City, David Hendel was scrolling through a recent astronomy paper on his phone when a half-page image caught his eye.

Galápagos corals show El Niño events are more extreme now than in past 1,000 years – here’s how my team made the discovery

Scientists went to the heart of the El Niño pattern to learn from living and fossil corals. The results show El Niño’s intensifying coincides with global warming.

Discovery of 30-million-year-old fossilised fruit changes evolutionary story

Eni Targets First Gas From 2-Tcf Egypt Discovery Within Two Years

Apple renews push for expedited discovery in OpenAI trade secret misappropriation lawsuit

Apple has submitted its response to OpenAI’s attempt to block expedited discovery in its ongoing trade secret lawsuit . Here are the details.

Brazil's President Lula hails oil discovery near Amazon river

Environmentalists have heavily criticised the exploratory drilling in the sea off the mouth of the Amazon.

Fossil feet may be misleading scientists about human evolution

Wild monkeys in West Africa can climb vertical tree trunks using foot flexibility scientists did not realize they possessed. The discovery challenges a key assumption about what the last common ancestor of humans and chimpanzees looked like and how it moved.

Paleontologists Discover a New Species of Ice Age Toad at the La Brea Tar Pits, Offering Clues About the Area's Ancient Climate

The fossilized remains, recovered in 1929, were part of La Brea's relatively understudied amphibian collection. Since toads are cold-blooded and sensitive to environmental changes, the discovery can help researchers piece together past climate conditions

Evolution favors flatter paths when fitness outcomes are equal, study finds

A surprising discovery by Technion researchers sheds new light on the dynamics of evolution.

Scientists left this farm field alone. Thousands of orchids appeared

An abandoned farm field became a flourishing wildflower meadow within little more than a decade, with plant diversity doubling and thousands of orchids appearing naturally. The discovery suggests that simply giving nature time to recover could be a powerful and inexpensive tool f

What happens when a galaxy's supermassive black hole turns off? These dying radio galaxies could show us

Astronomers have discovered a hitherto unseen population of so-called "radio galaxies" with fading "radio lobes." The discovery reveals what happens when the supermassive black hole engines that power these vast, blooming outflows of plasma stall. This discovery increases our und

Could 'dark photons' explain dark matter?

New research suggests that if dark matter is composed of "dark photons," it would not have heated the early cosmos like scientists previously thought. If correct, this discovery could represent a paradigm shift in the hunt for the universe's most mysterious stuff. Dark matter rem

Hydrogel platform uses vitamin B2 and blue light to simplify living tissue models

Researchers at Tampere University have developed a versatile hydrogel platform that makes it easier to create customized biomaterials for tissue engineering, disease modeling, drug discovery and regenerative medicine. Their plug-and-play crosslinking technology enables the design

Book Review: ‘Under Story,’ by Chloe Benjamin

In “Under Story,” a grieving woman makes a discovery that could help her recover what she thought she had lost forever.

Scientists Create the Littlest Big Bang to Study the Universe's Origins

The discovery redefines how large atoms need to be to produce the extreme state of matter found in the early universe.

“We’re not doing 30 bets a year”: Vijay Pande on betting small after running $4 billion at a16z

Vijay Pande — who left a16z's roughly $4 billion biotech practice last year to start the much smaller, AI-native VZVC — talks about why biology is finally shifting from a "discovery" science to an "engineering" one, why clinical trials are still brutally expensive, and why he thi

WhatsApp rolls out new chat themes on iOS, including animated wallpapers

Following the recent discovery that WhatsApp was working on new chat themes, the feature is now rolling out to iPhone users. Here are the details. more…

STAT+: AI biotech Insitro’s Daphne Koller on how to speed up clinical trials

In this edition of STAT's AI Prognosis: A conversation with Insitro CEO Daphne Koller on artificial intelligence in drug discovery, and other health AI news.

Videos capture humpback whales stopping to snack as they migrate along Australia’s coast

The discovery challenges a long-held assumption about where and when whales feed – and could help us better protect them.

Lost in limbo: Where the Paramount merger delay leaves WBD, and what may come next

Paramount Skydance's acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery is stalled due to an antitrust lawsuit, leaving WBD in limbo during a pivotal moment for media.

Promise of riches: Gold rush in small Kenyan village

In the remote Kenyan village of Cheporor, a recent discovery of gold sent thousands of amateur prospectors rushing to the area in recent weeks. The village now looks like a bustling small town, but is lacking the infrastructure to house these arrivals, posing security challenges.

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The building is located within the Moulin des Gourmands, a tourist site dedicated to the discovery and promotion of traditional milling heritage. Operated by the local tourist office, the site welcomes a wide range of visitors throughout the year, including school groups, individ

Paramount, California attorney general scrap meeting over merger legal battle

Officials at Paramount and California Attorney General Rob Bonta’s (D) office canceled a meeting set for Monday as tensions hold between the two sides over a planned mega-merger the media conglomerate is pursing with Warner Bros. Discovery. In a statement on Monday, Bonta accused

When a Carpenter in California Found a Nugget of Gold, It Started a Rush Toward Nothing Less Than the Modern World

A new book by historian Nathaniel Philbrick makes the case that James Marshall’s 1848 discovery set in motion events from the Civil War to the rise of Silicon Valley

Paramount, California AG office reportedly plan to meet Monday to discuss settling WBD lawsuit

Paramount and the California A.G. office are set to meet Monday to discuss a settlement of the antitrust lawsuit over Paramount's Warner Bros. Discovery deal.

Paramount's Warner Bros. bid and threat to leave California divide Hollywood

The proposed $111 billion merger between Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery hit a roadblock after California's attorney general and 11 other states sued to stop it. That move was followed by Paramount Skydance CEO David Ellison threatening to take his operations out of Californ

190-year-old DNA reveals a hidden pangolin species

DNA from a nearly 190-year-old museum specimen has helped scientists confirm a distinct Himalayan pangolin species hiding in plain sight in Nepal and northern India.

Atomic catalyst unlocks the hidden value of plant waste

Scientists have created a highly efficient catalyst that breaks down stubborn lignin from plant waste into useful chemicals under relatively mild conditions.