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Bad Astronomy

Jackolonimbus

The other day while at the gym, the TV was showing CNN. I couldn’t ...

Bad Astronomy

Homeopathetic

I can rant and rail against homeopathy, how it’s useless, how ...

The Intersection

Off To NYC For Research In The Name Of Kissing

The results from the preliminary kissing survey posted here a few weeks ...

Discoblog

Weird Science Roundup: Invasion of the Jellyfish!

• Between global warming and trans fats, there are plenty of things to ...

The Intersection

The Survey Data on Science and Religion

Jerry Coyne has a new post–really, a long quotation–about this ...

Articles

10 Great Views—and Memories—From the Moon

Forty years after the first moon landing, the 24 men who've been there open up about the details of their photos and experiences.

The State of the Climate—and of Climate Science

Four scientists discuss where the climate is and where it's going.

Disaster! The Most Destructive Volcanic Eruptions in History

Pompeii, Santorini, Pinatubo—a journey through the eruptions that shook the world.

Departments

20 Things You Didn't Know About...

Movies

The first skin flicks, setting actors on fire (safely), the great bluff that turned into IMAX, and more.

The Brain

Stop Paying Attention: Zoning Out Is a Crucial Mental State

Researchers say a wandering mind may be important to setting goals, making discoveries, and living a balanced life.

What Is This?

A Close Look at Pocket Lint?

Hint: It dates back to 6th-century China but never really caught on until the mid-1800s, when it was introduced in its packaged, modern form.

Discover Interview

The Man Who Found Quarks and Made Sense of the Universe

Murray Gell-Mann had a smash success with particles, notorious dustups with Feynman, and a missed opportunity with Einstein.

5 Questions

From Fossils in Rocks to Stadium Rock

Gregory Erickson studies the life cycles of dinosaurs and teaches concert-like classes.

Future Tech

When Life Gives You Manure, Make Clean Fuel

The simple step of drying out animal waste can help turn it into a safer, more practical energy source.

Think Tech

Technology Meets the Great Outdoors

New gadgets that can help you enjoy, document, and survive the wilderness

Field Notes

The Kilogram Isn't What It Used to Be—It's Lighter

Within a high-security, climate-controlled vault in France, the perfect kilogram is getting ever so slightly less massive—and no one knows why.

Vital Signs

Running Out of Life's Blood

A dying patient faces a dropping blood count—and a faith that forbids transfusions.

The Mysteries of the Cosmos
 








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