Using Discover
How to find research papers and news articles to share with your audience.
What is Discover?
Discover is a feed of recent research papers and science news coverage, pulled from academic databases and news outlets. Instead of manually searching Google Scholar, news sites, and journals, Discover brings it all into one place.
The idea is simple: find something worth sharing, save it to your Library (in the Lab), and turn it into a post.
Source types
At the top of Discover, you'll see a toggle with three options:
| Source type | What it shows | Best for |
|---|---|---|
| All Sources | Research papers and news mixed together | General browsing |
| Coverage | News articles and science journalism | Finding shareable content (already written for general audiences) |
| Research | Academic papers from journals and databases | Digging into primary sources |
Searching for specific topics
Use the search bar to find articles about a specific topic. Start typing and you'll see suggestions appear after a couple of characters. You can also save your favorite searches so you don't have to type them again.
Narrowing your results
- Disciplines let you pick your field (biology, chemistry, environmental science, etc.) to only see articles in that area.
- Date range lets you show only recent articles (this week, this month) or go broader (all time).
- Perspectives filter for articles relevant to specific identity-based angles in science.
Sorting
| Sort option | What it does |
|---|---|
| Recent | Newest first |
| Trending | Getting a lot of attention right now |
| Top | Most popular overall |
| Most Cited | Referenced by the most other papers (research only) |
Changing the layout
You can switch between a grid view (cards side by side) and a list view (one article per row). You can also adjust how big the cards are: Large, Medium, or Small.
