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Galileo at 400, Why Sh*t Happens, and More

03.23.2009

The Best New Science Books

Neil deGrasse Tyson, Area 51, modern life vs human nature, and more 02.20.2009

Geeks, Sociopaths, and God: The Hottest Books in Science

What should you be reading? Check out DISCOVER's latest book list. 02.08.2009

The Ocean's Last Remaining Secrets

Marine biologists in the world's only undersea lab find wonder hidden in the depths. 10.31.2008

Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Blood-Suckers

From vampire bats to parasitic catfish, a new book spells out the secret lives of plasma-loving beasts. 10.29.2008

Gravity Is So Last Year

A new book seeks to reinvent Einstein's greatest gift to the world. 10.24.2008

The Invention that Saved—and Destroyed—Millions of Lives

A new book describes how German chemists find the secret to nitrogen fertilizer—and explosives. 10.12.2008

E. O. Wilson Says Ants Live in Humanlike Civilizations

They do, after all, engage in many of the hallmarks of our societies: farming, warfare, and air conditioning. 10.12.2008

Burned at the Stake for Believing in Science

The life and work—and unorthodox beliefs—of Italian philosopher Giordano Bruno. 09.08.2008

Want to Know Which Electronics Suck? Ask Your Computer.

A new program mines user reviews to create the ultimate computer-generated critique. 09.07.2008

The Most Baffling Scientific Mysteries of Our Time

A new book explores what we still don't know about science. 08.20.2008

How to Hitchhike Across the Globe Without Leaving Your Living Room

The 360° World Atlas turns anyone with a computer into a global traveler. 08.17.2008

A Look at the World's First Computer

The Victorian-age machine is finally up and running. 08.13.2008

Are Humans Really Any Different from Other Animals?

Our language capabilities, cultures, and abstract thinking aren't as unique as we'd like to think. 08.12.2008

Eco-Chic to the Rescue!

Sea leather, hemp, and bamboo make up this season's runway couture—but will it really help the planet? 08.05.2008

A Complete History of Carbon

A new book takes readers through the birth and unstoppable rise of this dangerous element. 08.04.2008

The Truth About Traffic

A look at the science behind gridlock, from Pompeii to L.A. 07.31.2008

Will Loneliness Spell Society's Doom?

A new book explores the negative effects of being alone: heart disease, cancer, gastrointestinal ailments, etc. 07.30.2008

A First-Hand Look at the Grizzly Recovery

A weekend course sends visitors into the wild to see the bears up close. 07.23.2008

Smacking Down Stephen Hawking

Leonard Susskind's new book gets personal. 07.17.2008

What are Smells Made of?

From green tea to farts, a smell expert breaks down the chemicals of odor. 07.14.2008

Exactly How Smart Is Man's Best Friend?

A new pooch IQ test shows that canines may be brainier than we think. 07.08.2008

Will Your iPod Turn on You?

Jonathan Zittrain says closed systems are endangering the Internet—and us. 07.07.2008

Does Your House Have Robotic Vision (Yet)?

Buckminster Fuller's revolutionary ideas go on public display. 07.01.2008

How Terrorism Paranoia Killed 1,600 Americans in 2002

Widespread fear after 9/11 pushed people from (safe) planes to (dangerous) cars. 06.30.2008

It's Hard Out There for a Biomedical Researcher

A scientists reveals the harassment he experienced from animal rights activists. 06.25.2008

Complexity in a Grain of Sand; Simplicity in a Book

"Simplexity" explores the intricacy of everyday life. 06.18.2008

MTV for Geeks

A new show on Nova offers easily digestible chunks of science. 06.17.2008

The Lycra Swimsuit That's Worth Its Weight in Gold

A first-hand test of the tech that revolutionized swimming. 06.17.2008

The Alarming Truth About Lyme Disease

A DISCOVER editor reveals her personal story. 06.13.2008

Under the Hood of the First Real Fuel-Cell Car

The Honda Clarity is for real, but it's not zero-emissions. 06.08.2008

The Secret History of CIA Spy Technology

A new book by CIA insiders reveals the most James Bond-like real-world spy devices. 05.30.2008

What Will It Take To Ditch All That Carbon?

A new book explores methods of collecting and storing all the carbon in the atmosphere. 05.19.2008

The Wonderful World of E. Coli

Carl Zimmer looks inside the dangers—and wonders—of one remarkable bacterium. 05.09.2008

Who Let the Dogs Out (Into the Eco-Movement)?

New self-sustaining dog houses are perfect for the eco-conscious pooch owner. 05.06.2008

Why Bogart's Kiss Is Your Kiss, His Soda Your Soda

Mirror neurons help explain how we connect to each others' emotions. 05.05.2008

The "It" Bag that Might Actually Be Good for the Earth

Gum wrappers and subway maps get a dose of recycled chic. 05.01.2008

The Ten Most Beautiful Experiments

From Newton to Pavlov, George Johnson outlines history's most remarkable experiments—while ignoring one major group. 04.21.2008

One Man's Quest to Heal the Brain

Michael Mason fights the devastating effects of brain injuries. 04.15.2008

Mating Like an Animal: The Real Story

PBS explores the hidden truths of animal attraction. 04.11.2008

Viennese Orchestra Uses Instruments Made of Produce

Carrot recorders, pumpkin harps, leek violins, cucumberphones... 04.02.2008

The Extinct Human Species That Was Smarter Than Us

The superintelligent Boskops had small, childlike faces and huge melon heads. 03.21.2008

Protect the Future of Ice Cream... by Eating Ice Cream

Häagen-Dazs pitches in to protect the honeybee. 03.20.2008

Keeping Up With The Picards

The director of Jumper on putting teleportation on-screen. 03.12.2008

The Incredibly Strong See-Through Bicycle

Want a lighter bike? Poke holes in it—the more the better. 03.06.2008

The Borderline Whack-Jobs Who Pioneered Psychoanalysis

Some were fanatical prudes, while one was dubbed “the Pied Piper of carnality.” 03.05.2008

Your Inner Fish

Learn to love your body for what it really is: a jury-rigged fish. 02.21.2008

The Cuckoo Surgeon Who Did Ice-Pick Lobotomies

At his peak, Walter Freeman hacked at dozens of brains each day. 02.19.2008

Just How Nasty Is Space Food?

An intrepid food expert plays astronaut to find out. 02.01.2008

How To Sleep Like a Hunter-Gatherer

Not all people sleep in "giant sleep machines," like we do. 01.02.2008

Inside the Search for Extraterrestrial Life

It starts with water and ends with intelligent aliens—hopefully. 12.25.2007

Good Astronomy at Bad Astronomy

A blog that takes no prisoners in its search for cosmic truth 12.11.2007

Copernicus the Surprise Genius

The man who proved heliocentrism never thought his ideas would amount to much. 12.11.2007

Reflections of a Naked Ape

Desmond Morris observes the life of Desmond Morris. 11.21.2007

Expert: Modern Chemicals Brought Cancer Epidemic

First tobacco. Then asbestos. Now we're awash in a sea of new poisons. 11.08.2007

Global Warming, the Great Lifesaver

Bjorn Lomborg says balmier weather could ward off millions of deaths. 08.31.2007

Does Global Warming Really Boost Hurricanes?

Chris Mooney's book says yes—and we're in trouble. 08.09.2007

What Happened Before the Big Bang?

Two astronomers say the universe happens again and again. 07.09.2007

The Mind Is More Dangerous Than the Sword

A collection of ideas that can change the world—or piss people off 07.05.2007

The Simplistic Manifesto

Intelligent design misses the point. Again. 07.02.2007

Review: Meet the Ancestors

A jazzy new Hall of Human Origins opens at the American Museum of Natural History 05.21.2007

What's Wrong With American Medicine?

The New Yorker ignores the elephant in the room: money. 05.18.2007

The Best in Books

For those people fascinated by Einstein or the grandeur of a redwood forest 05.07.2007

The Lucifer Effect

Think you’re above doing evil? Think again. 05.01.2007

Review: Mysteries of the Deep

Amazing photos of animals living in the darkest, deepest ocean 04.24.2007

Review: Earth Puts on Its Sunday Best

Discovery Channel's Planet Earth series draws toward a close. 04.18.2007

Reviews: Book List

As you compile your reading list for 2007, consider these new and noteworthy books. 04.02.2007

Reviews: Rewiring the Brain

A change of mind is now everyone’s prerogative. 03.29.2007

Reviews: What the Heck's in a Twinkie?

Steve Ettlinger shows what passes for 'cream' and 'butter.' 03.28.2007

Reviews: Book List

Why people choose terrorism, the birds that beat human engineering, and more. 02.15.2007

Reviews

Glimpses of nature in a New York photography show; Lego's robot kit; order a tank on Amazon.com. 12.06.2006

Reviews

Carl Sagan pilots us once more into the cosmos, and a grand old Hollywood observatory reopens to the public. Plus: Soldiers' lives as seen through their own cameras. 11.02.2006

Midlife rebellion hits the subjects of the 7 Up film series. Plus: why Edison electrocuted an elephant named Topsy, a chance to commune with Mendel's peas, and how cartoons taught adults good hygiene. 10.10.2006

Reviews

String theory comes under attack, a geneticist muses on God, and the demise of high-tech trash. Plus: Buckminster Fuller's portable, collapsible house. 09.01.2006