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A collection of TED Talks (and more) on the topic of Discovery.

Talks about Discovery

We could kick-start life on another planet. Should we?

Self-assembling robots and the potential of artificial evolution

Helen Farr and Jon Adams

Why is this 2,500 year old shipwreck so well-preserved?

The most notorious scientific feud in history

The galactic recipe for a living planet

The search for our solar system's ninth planet

This ancient rock is changing our theory on the origin of life

What's at the bottom of the ocean -- and how we're getting there

Ella Al-Shamahi

The fascinating (and dangerous) places scientists aren't exploring

The most detailed map of galaxies, black holes and stars ever made

Can a black hole be destroyed?

The ants that run the world

The secret to scientific discoveries? Making mistakes

Joe von Fischer

How I hunt natural gas leaks with Google Street View cars

The case for curiosity-driven research

Burçin Mutlu-Pakdil

A rare galaxy that's challenging our understanding of the universe

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Exclusive articles about Discovery

Finding the legendary lost cultures of ancient Peru

Ancient Peru was home to many cultures, most of them still mysterious. But as Sarah Parcak points her satellite-archaeology lens (and her new citizen-explorer project) at the Peruvian wilderness, the invisible past is primed to make a remarkable comeback.

Posted Jun 2016

Gallery: A journey into the world’s oldest and most puzzling caves

Cave explorer Francesco Sauro shares astonishing images from a trip into what might just be the oldest caves in the world ... carved into the quartzite Tepui mountains of Venezuela.

Posted Oct 2015