How scientists are using Claude to accelerate research and discovery
https://www.anthropic.com/news/accelerating-scientific-research
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Found: Medieval Cargo Ship – Largest Vessel of Its Kind Ever
#HackerNews #MedievalCargoShip #LargestVessel #Archaeology #History #Discovery #Shipwreck
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A rock in a rover on #Mars could prove the existence of life on other planets. #Trump wants to abandon it.
On Mars, in the belly of a rover named #Perseverance, a titanium tube holds a stone more precious than any diamond or ruby on Earth. The robot spotted it in 2024 along the banks of a Martian riverbed & zapped it with an ultraviolet laser.
#science #space #NASA #JPL #discovery #knowledge #idiocracy
https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/2026/02/trump-nasa-budget-american-space-program/685332/?gift=guxsrl_dAdXUP9zqbQPWxXpGZyoCujPSVvS4n6kP3FU
A rock in a rover on #Mars could prove the existence of life on other planets. #Trump wants to abandon it.
On Mars, in the belly of a rover named #Perseverance, a titanium tube holds a stone more precious than any diamond or ruby on Earth. The robot spotted it in 2024 along the banks of a Martian riverbed & zapped it with an ultraviolet laser.
#science #space #NASA #JPL #discovery #knowledge #idiocracy
https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/2026/02/trump-nasa-budget-american-space-program/685332/?gift=guxsrl_dAdXUP9zqbQPWxXpGZyoCujPSVvS4n6kP3FU
The 8 ways that all the elements in the Universe are made
https://bigthink.com/starts-with-a-bang/8-ways-elements-made/
#HackerNews #elements #universe #science #discovery #knowledge #space
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Scientists discover oldest poison, on 60k-year-old arrows
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/07/science/poison-arrows-south-africa.html
#HackerNews #oldestpoison #poisonarrows #archaeology #science #discovery
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@rnzbot_nz “A close inspection revealed a spider she had never seen before. She took photos and, with the permission of the landowners, uploaded them to nature identification app iNaturalistNZ.” “Te Papa PhD student Shaun Thompson contacted her, identifying the spider as a potential new species.”
#iNaturalist #iNaturalistNZ #spiders #discovery #NewSpecies #CitizenScience
Scientists discover oldest poison, on 60k-year-old arrows
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/07/science/poison-arrows-south-africa.html
#HackerNews #oldestpoison #poisonarrows #archaeology #science #discovery
Ushikuvirus: Newly discovered virus may offer clues to the origin of eukaryotes
https://www.tus.ac.jp/en/mediarelations/archive/20251219_9539.html
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KeelTest – AI-driven VS Code unit test generator with bug discovery
#HackerNews #KeelTest #AI #VSCode #unit #tests #bug #discovery #tools
@rnzbot_nz “A close inspection revealed a spider she had never seen before. She took photos and, with the permission of the landowners, uploaded them to nature identification app iNaturalistNZ.” “Te Papa PhD student Shaun Thompson contacted her, identifying the spider as a potential new species.”
#iNaturalist #iNaturalistNZ #spiders #discovery #NewSpecies #CitizenScience
Webb observes exoplanet that may have an exotic helium and carbon atmosphere
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🎨🖼️ #Research from the #Prado #Museum suggests their version of the #MonaLisa was painted concurrently with Leonardo's original, possibly by one of his students. The 2012 restoration uncovered the #painting's original vibrant colors and details that the #Louvre version has lost over five centuries.
👉 https://www.openculture.com/2025/12/see-what-the-original-mona-lisa-likely-looked-like.html
Cosmic-ray bath in a past supernova gives birth to Earth-like planets
https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.adx7892
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Oldest attestation of Austronesian language: Đông Yên Châu inscription
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C4%90%C3%B4ng_Y%C3%AAn_Ch%C3%A2u_inscription
#HackerNews #Oldest #Language #Discovery #Austronesian #Inscription #Archaeology #Linguistics
🎨🖼️ #Research from the #Prado #Museum suggests their version of the #MonaLisa was painted concurrently with Leonardo's original, possibly by one of his students. The 2012 restoration uncovered the #painting's original vibrant colors and details that the #Louvre version has lost over five centuries.
👉 https://www.openculture.com/2025/12/see-what-the-original-mona-lisa-likely-looked-like.html
Superman copy found in mum's attic is most valuable comic ever at $9.12M
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c8e9rp0knj6o
#HackerNews #SupermanComic #Superman #Attic #Find #ComicBookHistory #$9Million #Discovery
Scientists Reveal How the Maya Predicted Eclipses for Centuries
https://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-reveal-how-the-maya-predicted-eclipses-for-centuries
#HackerNews #Maya #Astronomy #Eclipses #ScienceHistory #AncientCivilizations #Discovery
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James Watson, co-discoverer of the double-helix shape of DNA, has died at 97. Read the full story from @AssociatedPress:
James Watson, co-discoverer of the double-helix shape of DNA, has died at 97. Read the full story from @AssociatedPress: