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End of the Plutonium Age

by David Samuels

The American Century was built on a toxic metal, one we still know very little about

Two Against the Big Bang

by Richard Panek, Catherine Ledner

Why are two celebrated astronomers laughing at one of the most fundamental theories?

Lost in the Wave

by Sheri Fink

A new scientific mystery: Why haven't sophisticated DNA techniques identified more of the dead killed in last year's tsunami?And what will it mean for New Orleans?

The Race to Mars

by Fred Guterl, Ferit Kuyas

Will the European 2 Agency put astronauts on the Red Planet before NASA does?

beer-coverbetter

by Larry Gallagher, Andrew Hetherington

It's one thing to re-create a 9,000-year-old brew. It's another thing to drink it

Are Antibiotics Killing Us?

by Jessica Snyder Sachs, Joshua Lutz

For every cell in your body, you support 10 mostly beneficial bacterial cells.

by Brad Lemley

Will a clock that works flawlessly for 10,000 years become the greatest wonder of the world?

DEPARTMENTS

by Robert Norman

Benign but irritating skin eruptions signal much more serious internal troubles

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DATA

The Physics of Bras

by Anne Casselman

Overcoming Newton's second law with better bra technology

Emerging Technology

by Steve Berlin Johnson

How to cut through the info blitz and actually get some work done

X [marks the spot]

by Jessa Forte Netting

How High Birds Soar

Starry Galaxies Grow

by Alex Stone

Starry Galaxies Grow

Unraveling Spider Silk

by Jessa Forte Netting

Unraveling Spider Silk

by Elise Kleeman

Look Back

Who's Your Daddy?

by Jessa Forte Netting

Who's Your Daddy?

Letter From Discover

Pure Genius

Italians Find Drugs in River Sewage

by Anne Casselman

Italians Find Drugs in River Sewage

Do Emotions Cloud Common Sense?

by Susan Kruglinski

Do Emotions Cloud Common Sense?

Bogglers Solutions

by Scott Kim

Men Hear Women's Melodies

by David Epstein

Male and female voices activate distinct regions in the male brain.

Discover Dialogue: Harvard Clinician John Abramson

by Brad Lemley

The truth is that lifestyle is far more important than cholesterol levels

by Bob Berman

When it comes to astronomy, don't believe everything you see on the Web

by Anne Casselman

Canine Report

Agony of Parkinson's Eased by Ecstasy?

by Elise Kleeman

Agony of Parkinson's Eased by Ecstasy?

Killing Cancer With Red-Hot Nanotubes

by Zach Zorich

Killing Cancer With Red-Hot Nanotubes

by Scott Kim

Reason, Rhyme & 'Rithmetic

You'll Know Less if You Read This Story

by Alex Stone

You'll Know Less If You Read This Story

Biologists Find Life in Dark Frigid Trough

by Elise Kleeman

Biologists Find Life in Dark Frigid Trough

Secrets of Redheads

by Megan Mansell Williams

Secrets of Redheads

The Year In Science Poll

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