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Discover Magazine's mission is to enable readers to lead richer lives by explaining and expanding their universe. Each month we bring you in depth information and analysis from various topics ranging from technology and space to the living world we live in.

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Why is There Life?

by Brad Lemley

Because, says Britain's Astronomer Royal, you happen to be in the right universe

Where Leprosy Lurks

by Gordon Grice

As we step up the drug battle against AIDS, a new threat lies waiting for us in armadillos and monkeys.

The Future of the Internet

by John Fleischman

Hang tough, surfers: Here come adventures unimagined, dangers undreamed of, and a towering wave of chaos to test your nerve

May the Best Man Lose

by Dana Mackenzie

The presidential election highlights an ugly truth about American politics: The most popular candidates often don't get elected.

Dirigibles on the Rise

by Robert Kunzig

You won't believe what the engineers at Zeppelin are building these days

DEPARTMENTS

by Tony Dajer

Sometimes when a seizure hits, even the doctor doesn't know whether it's real

DATA

by Kathy A. Svitil

Are You Wired for Pain?

by Josie Glausiusz

The Nug Cracker

by Fenella Saunders

I Know I've Seen That Face

by Rabiya S. Tuma

A protein in the brain helps us recognize faces.

The Biology of . . . Truffles

by Robert Kunzig

Expensive and delectable, truffles are one crop modern agriculture can't tame

by Fenella Saunders

Tree-Sucking Clock-Watchers

by Josie Glausiusz

by Eric Haseltine

by Fenella Saunders

Motorists' prayers for decent radio will soon be answered—from outer space

Mmmm . . . Doughnut Perfection

by Fenella Saunders

Collision Course

by Eric Powell

Robot Watch: A Swipe at Sony's Dog

by Fenella Saunders

Where the Buses Run on Space-Time

by Eric Powell

Works in Progress

by Karen Wright

California's biggest lake is a man-made accident nature keeps trying to undo

They Invented it

Pop, Crackle, Snap

by Jocelyn Selim

Bogglers Solutions

by Scott Kim

by Michael Abrams, Jeffrey Winters

by Bob Berman

The solar system's biggest players put on a light show for city slickers

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