discover

discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of

identify as in botany or biology, for example

get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally

make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret

find unexpectedly

make a discovery

“The story is false, so far as I can discover”

make a discovery, make a new finding

“Roentgen discovered X-rays”

see for the first time; make a discovery

“Who discovered the North Pole?”