discovery
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Gareth Jones, lead ranger at Clumber Park, said the funding would allow the project to move "from discovery to recovery".
From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026
"This discovery highlights the importance of continued field surveys in biodiversity hotspots," the team stated.
From Science Daily • Apr. 22, 2026
Her groundbreaking 1925 thesis proposed that stars are composed primarily of hydrogen and helium, a discovery that fundamentally changed scientific understanding of the universe, even though it was initially met with scepticism.
From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026
The discovery points to new ways of using the interior of catalysts, which has often been overlooked.
From Science Daily • Apr. 21, 2026
On the ocean floor, relics of civilizations that have long since disappeared lie, awaiting discovery.
From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler
Vocabulary lists containing discovery
"Mireya Mayor: Explorer/Correspondent"
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"Old World New World" and "The Log of Christopher Columbus"
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Indiana Jones Vocabulary
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