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The Loom

Math’s Hidden Beauty [Tattoo]

Nicholas writes: “I found your tattoo emporium a while ago and found ...

The Loom

Mooney and Me: The War Is Over?

Over at Bloggingheads, Chris Mooney declares the War on Science over, I ...

Science Not Fiction

Eleventh Hour: Chlorine as both floor wax and dessert topping

An element so rarely gets singled out from the periodic table for its own ...

Bad Astronomy

Penn & Teller on TV tonight!

Tonight at 9:00 (8 central) Penn & Teller will be on Don’t ...

Discoblog

Weirdest Science News of 2008

◄ BackNext ► Picture 1 from 11 #10: Dog Cloning Goes ...

Articles

Is Quantum Mechanics Controlling Your Thoughts?

Science's weirdest realm may be responsible for photosynthesis, our sense of smell, and even consciousness itself.

The Man Who Made Stars and Planets

Alan Boss has spent a career predicting how stars and planets form—and has often been right.

Is That a Dead Mouse You're Cloning?

Researchers clone living pups from long-dead, frozen rodents.

Skipping the Problem Is a Jump Towards Curing Paralysis

Researchers discover a way to re-route brain signals to a paralyzed limb.

A (Dormant) Volcano Is a Great Place to Look at the Sky

Hawaii's Mauna Kea houses the world’s largest astronomical observatory.

Departments

Top 100 Stories of 2008

#1: The Post-Oil Era Begins

Electricity may be what fuels our future—electricity from renewables, nuclear, and even from burning biomass.

20 Things You Didn't Know About...

Fat

Body fat can kill you, keep you warm, or power your boat.

The Brain

How Google Is Making Us Smarter

Humans are "natural-born cyborgs," and the Internet is our giant "extended mind."

Think Tech

The Geek's Guide to Christmas Shopping

Five high-tech gifts sure to bring holiday cheer.

What Is This?

The Innards of a Daisy?

It's not a flower, but it does get its nice looks from photosynthesis.

Discover Interview

Why Did Western Drs. Promote Tobacco While the Nazis Fought Cancer?

Robert Proctor looks at the way knowledge advances—and sometimes takes great leaps backwards.

Vital Signs

Twenty-Nine, Male, and Dangerously Ill

A young man with fevers and groin pain leads E.R. doctors on a race to find the cause.

Field Notes

Super Trees Clean up Superfund Sites

One remarkable forest is busy purifying the planet.

Reviews

The Ocean's Last Remaining Secrets

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

Straight From the Page

Ten Ways the World Will End

Will it be a solar flare? Or a gamma-ray burst? DISCOVER's own Phil Plait lays out the odds.

On The Nightstand

Laurie Santos

What does the "Monkey Whisperer" read at night?

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