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Discover

January/February 2019
Magazine

Discover Magazine will amaze you, enlighten you, and open your eyes to the awe and wonder of science and technology. Discover reveals secrets, solves mysteries, and debunks old myths. Discover shares new findings and shows you what makes our universe tick.

But When Driving, These Sunglasses May Save Your Life!

A Year, With Context

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THE CRUX • THE LATEST SCIENCE NEWS AND NOTES

Cataloging Life • Biologists’ most ambitious plan is just firing up.

Finding a Barrow, Barely • Even with the latest tech, luck plays a role in archaeological discovery.

A COSMIC LINEUP

TRENDING

Hard to Swallow • A healthy 70-year-old starts to lose weight, energy and the ability to drink and eat.

Making Sense of Mommy Brain • A new mother wants to know if she’s losing her mind, or if it’s all in her head.

What About Daddy Brain?

At Beaver Creek, The Extraordinary Awaits You • Why winter in Colorado is such a draw

THE STATE OF SCIENCE

ENVIRONMENT & CLIMATE • As our world faces unprecedented change, scientists amp up efforts to understand what the future holds.

Eyes in the Sky • New satellites launched this year will provide data about Earth’s water and ice.

World Wakes to Plastic Perils

FURTHER AFIELD

GENETICS • Researchers continue to wrangle with CRISPR while others debate the ethics of catching criminals with public genealogy data.

Genealogy Data Cracks Golden State Killer Case, But Is It Ethical?

FURTHER AFIELD

HUMAN ORIGINS • Researchers gain insights into human brain evolution and find evidence of our ancestors in new places.

Our Expanding Story

FURTHER AFIELD

FLORA & FAUNA • From huge penguin colonies to the tiniest of flies, researchers are making some extreme discoveries about Earth’s biodiversity — and the threats it faces.

FURTHER AFIELD

SPACE • Powerful black holes, the solar system, faraway galaxies and more spill their secrets.

Staring Down the Barrel of a Black Hole

Things Are Looking Up • Thanks to telescopes and probes, our solar system becomes a little less mysterious.

FURTHER AFIELD

OUR FITFUL PLANET

ARCHAEOLOGY • Ancient DNA analysis unlocks the complexity of human migrations, and drones and lasers reveal hidden structures.

Drone’s-Eye View

Ice Capsule to Ancient Europe

FURTHER AFIELD

MATH • Mathematical collaborations yield breakthroughs.

FURTHER AFIELD

MEDICINE • A potential HIV vaccine and new ways to decode gut woes raise hopes, while cloning passes a key milestone.

Gutting It Out

Potential New Weapon in HIV Battle

FURTHER AFIELD

PALEONTOLOGY • Fossils from unexpected places, and new ways to study them, are changing how we see the deep past.

FURTHER AFIELD

NEUROSCIENCE • Alzheimer’s drugs have a rocky year, while neurons surprise researchers with an unexpected ability.

2018: Trials and Tribulations

FURTHER AFIELD

THE ULTIMATE ROAD TRIP

POLICY • From the EPA’s Pruitt to a burgeoning Space Force, policy influenced science in a big way in 2018.

Is Space Force for Real?

FURTHER AFIELD

Net Neutrality’s Gone. What Does This Mean?

WHAT WE LOST IN THE FIRE

CHEMISTRY & PHYSICS • Physicists rediscover lost arts and useful materials.

FURTHER AFIELD

TECH • Quantum computing gets its “Hello World” moment, and water harvesters make a splash.

Facebook Faces the Music

FURTHER AFIELD

It’s Raining Water Harvesters • The World Water Council estimates over a billion people don’t...


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English

Discover Magazine will amaze you, enlighten you, and open your eyes to the awe and wonder of science and technology. Discover reveals secrets, solves mysteries, and debunks old myths. Discover shares new findings and shows you what makes our universe tick.

But When Driving, These Sunglasses May Save Your Life!

A Year, With Context

PRINT FEEDBACK

MULTIMEDIA FEEDBACK

THE CRUX • THE LATEST SCIENCE NEWS AND NOTES

Cataloging Life • Biologists’ most ambitious plan is just firing up.

Finding a Barrow, Barely • Even with the latest tech, luck plays a role in archaeological discovery.

A COSMIC LINEUP

TRENDING

Hard to Swallow • A healthy 70-year-old starts to lose weight, energy and the ability to drink and eat.

Making Sense of Mommy Brain • A new mother wants to know if she’s losing her mind, or if it’s all in her head.

What About Daddy Brain?

At Beaver Creek, The Extraordinary Awaits You • Why winter in Colorado is such a draw

THE STATE OF SCIENCE

ENVIRONMENT & CLIMATE • As our world faces unprecedented change, scientists amp up efforts to understand what the future holds.

Eyes in the Sky • New satellites launched this year will provide data about Earth’s water and ice.

World Wakes to Plastic Perils

FURTHER AFIELD

GENETICS • Researchers continue to wrangle with CRISPR while others debate the ethics of catching criminals with public genealogy data.

Genealogy Data Cracks Golden State Killer Case, But Is It Ethical?

FURTHER AFIELD

HUMAN ORIGINS • Researchers gain insights into human brain evolution and find evidence of our ancestors in new places.

Our Expanding Story

FURTHER AFIELD

FLORA & FAUNA • From huge penguin colonies to the tiniest of flies, researchers are making some extreme discoveries about Earth’s biodiversity — and the threats it faces.

FURTHER AFIELD

SPACE • Powerful black holes, the solar system, faraway galaxies and more spill their secrets.

Staring Down the Barrel of a Black Hole

Things Are Looking Up • Thanks to telescopes and probes, our solar system becomes a little less mysterious.

FURTHER AFIELD

OUR FITFUL PLANET

ARCHAEOLOGY • Ancient DNA analysis unlocks the complexity of human migrations, and drones and lasers reveal hidden structures.

Drone’s-Eye View

Ice Capsule to Ancient Europe

FURTHER AFIELD

MATH • Mathematical collaborations yield breakthroughs.

FURTHER AFIELD

MEDICINE • A potential HIV vaccine and new ways to decode gut woes raise hopes, while cloning passes a key milestone.

Gutting It Out

Potential New Weapon in HIV Battle

FURTHER AFIELD

PALEONTOLOGY • Fossils from unexpected places, and new ways to study them, are changing how we see the deep past.

FURTHER AFIELD

NEUROSCIENCE • Alzheimer’s drugs have a rocky year, while neurons surprise researchers with an unexpected ability.

2018: Trials and Tribulations

FURTHER AFIELD

THE ULTIMATE ROAD TRIP

POLICY • From the EPA’s Pruitt to a burgeoning Space Force, policy influenced science in a big way in 2018.

Is Space Force for Real?

FURTHER AFIELD

Net Neutrality’s Gone. What Does This Mean?

WHAT WE LOST IN THE FIRE

CHEMISTRY & PHYSICS • Physicists rediscover lost arts and useful materials.

FURTHER AFIELD

TECH • Quantum computing gets its “Hello World” moment, and water harvesters make a splash.

Facebook Faces the Music

FURTHER AFIELD

It’s Raining Water Harvesters • The World Water Council estimates over a billion people don’t...


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