Hacker News with Generative AI: Scientific Discoveries

Ultra-massive white dwarf reveals 19 pulsation modes, a new record (phys.org)
Using the Gran Telescopio Canarias (GTC) and the Apache Point Observatory (APO), an international team of astronomers has detected 19 pulsation modes in an ultra-massive white dwarf known as WD J0135+5722.
Astronomy, White Dwarfs, Pulsars, Scientific Discoveries
5 points by wglb 21 days ago | 1 comments
Life Without Stars: Stanets and Ploons (theeggandtherock.com)
Last year, the James Webb Space Telescope made a startling new discovery about how, and where, planets can form.
Astronomy, Space Exploration, Scientific Discoveries, Exoplanets
3 points by davezatch 48 days ago | 0 comments
The 'plant-like' structure in humans that could block tumours (smh.com.au)
Australian scientists have made the world-first discovery of a plant-like protein in human cells, which could become a powerful drug target for controlling tumour growth and treating cancer.
Cancer, Biology, Medicine, Scientific Discoveries
9 points by matthewsinclair 141 days ago | 1 comments
Was Penrose Right? New Evidence for Quantum Effects in the Brain [video] (youtube.com)
Quantum Mechanics, Neuroscience, Physics, Biology, Scientific Discoveries
7 points by amichail 211 days ago | 0 comments