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FEATURES

The Future of Terrorism

by the editors of Discover

Neutron cameras versus smuggled nuclear bombs. Biodetectors versus bioengineered smallpox. Is technology making us safer—or more vulnerable?

The Discover Interview: Lisa Randall

by Corey S. Powell

One of physics' brightest stars ventures into 10 dimensions, visits other universes, explains gravity, and keeps her sense of humor.

Million-Ring Circus

by Susan Kruglinski

Swooping past Saturn's beautiful rings, the Cassini spacecraft starts to crack the code of the most complex structure in the solar system.

Reasonable Doubt

by Sheri Fink

Questions about the forensic infallibility of DNA emerge even as police begin to use it to profile suspect by race.

Fuzzy Math: The Monty Hall Scenario

by Alex Stone

The secret to winning Let's Make a Deal

DEPARTMENTS

Readers debate the Drake Equation.

Jaron's World: Heads-Up

by Jaron Lanier

Why your next telephone may come mounted on a neck.

Vital Signs: A Parent's Nightmare

by Mark Cohen

Why has the baby become so listless?

Whatever Happened To...

Whatever Happened To... Moon Rocks?

by Susan Kruglinski

Tracking down our old lunar souvenirs

Raw Data: When Testosterone Turns Toxic

by Jessica Ruvinsky

Can more sex make up for less life?

20 Things You Didn't Know About...

20 Things You Didn't Know About... Sleep

by Jason Stahl

The official world record for staying awake, possible killers lurking in our mattresses, a continent's war against naps, and more.

Blinded By Science

Blinded by Science: The Way of All Flesh

by Bruno Maddox

Bringing home the bacon may become a thing of the past when we can grow our own.

Map: Evolution Evolving

by Susan Kruglinski

A very public online fracas

20 Things You Didn't Know About...

20 Things You Didn't Know About... Obesity

by Jason Stahl

Money for getting squashed in your airplane seat, our country's fattest state, the Monster Thickburger, and more.

DATA

Emerging Technology: The Internet

by Steven Johnson

The look of truly democratic media: rude, funny, creative, and fickle as fashion.

Not Your Father's Bifocals

by Jessica Ruvinsky

The future of senior vision

Will 2006 Bring More Hurricane Horror?

by Richard Morgan

Climatologists debate how bad the global warming fallout will be.

Charting the Whale Shark Universe

by Anne Casselman

Fingerprints for fish

Second Life for the Econo-Rocket

by Brad Lemley

Why give up after only 25 seconds?

Badly Behaved Tonsils

by Jessica Ruvinsky

Are they the root of all mischief?

Sky Lights: Sometimes Nothing Means Everything

by Bob Berman

How the valueless number zero has come to rule the universe.

How To Make Anything Look Like a Toy

by Susan Kruglinski

It's a small world after all that frame tilting.

The Other Micro Economics

by Jessica Ruvinsky

Converting bugs into greenbacks.

This Month's Ask Discover

Did Neanderthals and modern humans speak to each other?

How Life Got a Leg Up

by Alex Stone

Make way for land animals.

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