Hacker News with Generative AI: Discovery

NASA shows off image of US Military's 'city under the ice' in Greenland (cbsnews.com)
As NASA scientist Chad Greene flew over northern Greenland with a team of engineers in April, they never expected their radar to find something manmade buried deep within the ice.

Military, Greenland, Science, Discovery, NASA

14 points by anigbrowl 6 days ago | 2 comments

Ancient forest world discovered 630ft down sinkhole in China (unilad.com)
Did you know a sinkhole in Asia plays host to a lush, ancient forest where trees tower nearly 130 feet tall?

Ancient Forests, China, Geology, Discovery, Nature

12 points by Brajeshwar 10 days ago | 1 comments

35,000-year-old saber-toothed kitten pulled from permafrost in Siberia (livescience.com)

Paleontology, Siberia, Ancient Animals, Discovery

3 points by gmays 14 days ago | 0 comments

Lost Maya city with temple pyramids and plazas discovered in Mexico (theguardian.com)
After swapping machetes and binoculars for computer screens and laser mapping, a team of researchers have stumbled on a lost Maya city of temple pyramids, enclosed plazas and a reservoir, all of which had been hidden for centuries by the Mexican jungle.

Archaeology, Maya Civilization, Mexico, History, Discovery

12 points by tosh 35 days ago | 0 comments

Stunning fossil trapped in amber reveals previously unknown species (cnn.com)

Paleontology, Fossils, Science, Discovery

29 points by peutetre 37 days ago | 1 comments

Botanists identify 33 global 'dark spots' with unknown plants (theguardian.com)
Botanists have identified 33 “dark spots” around the world where thousands of plant species are probably waiting to be discovered, according to new research.

Botany, Science, Biodiversity, Exploration, Discovery

6 points by mykowebhn 63 days ago | 0 comments

Workers Uncover Underground Chamber Sealed for over a Century Near National Mall (smithsonianmag.com)

History, Archaeology, Washington D.C., National Mall, Discovery

35 points by SMBriney 89 days ago | 22 comments

New Seamount and Previously Unknown Species Discovered (schmidtocean.org)

Oceanography, Marine Biology, Discovery

6 points by divbzero 96 days ago | 1 comments

Oxygen discovery defies knowledge of the deep ocean (bbc.co.uk)

Oceanography, Science, Discovery

194 points by cmsefton 134 days ago | 59 comments

Leonard Rome's lab discovered an odd component of cells in the 1980s: Vaults (science.org)

Science, Biology, Discovery, History

70 points by JPLeRouzic 150 days ago | 9 comments

Third Form of Life Makes Energy in 'Remarkable' Ways, Scientists Discover (sciencealert.com)

Biology, Science, Energy, Life, Discovery

13 points by Brajeshwar 174 days ago | 13 comments