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April

Table of Contents April 2007

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.

FEATURES

Fuzzy Math: Heavy Eggs

by Alex Stone

Make sure to weigh all the information.

You Know Too Much

by Seth Lloyd

Most of our exploding collection of science information is junk.

Black Gold of the Amazon

by Michael Tennesen

Precious soil could save the rainforest and combat global warming.

Mirror World

by Sam Flamsteed

Saturn's moon Titan is an icy, fun-house version of Earth.

Autism: It's Not Just in the Head

by Jill Neimark

The devastating derangements of autism also show up in the gut and in the immune system. That unexpected discovery is sparking new treatments that target the body in addition to the brain.

Toxic Salad

by Josie Glausiusz

What are fecal bacteria doing on our leafy greens?

DEPARTMENTS

Discover Q&A

Raw Data: Beacon Bird of Climate Change

by Josie Glausiusz

Penguin poop reveals secrets of the Antarctic climate.

Map

Map: Right Back At You

by Dave Mosher

Take a really close look at the inside of your eye.

20 Things You Didn't Know About...

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

by Sean Markey, Corey S. Powell

Modern robots can respond to emotion and the smell of fine wines.

Whatever Happened To...

Whatever Happened to... Chaos Theory?

by Stephen Ornes

It's quietly seeped into many scientific fields.

Blinded By Science

Blinded by Science: Addicted to Beef

by Bruno Maddox

In the face of mad cow disease, why did the British keep eating their beef?

Reviews

Review: Mysteries of the Deep

by Richard Ellis

Amazing photos of animals living in the darkest, deepest ocean

Reviews

Review: Earth Puts on Its Sunday Best

by Kyla Dunn

Discovery Channel's Planet Earth series draws toward a close.

Peer Review

Peer Review: Dreary Driving

by Douglas Rushkoff

Motorists have become wimpy, passive, and sheltered.

Vital Signs

Vital Signs: A Dangerous Pregnancy

by Stewart Massad

An embryo that lands short of the womb can cause fatal complications.

Letters

Readers share their views about pornography, God, and stories that save lives.

Natural Selections

Natural Selections: Animal Wars

by Mary C. Pearl

In an animal rights publicity circus, the animals lose.

Reviews

The Best in Books

For those people fascinated by Einstein or the grandeur of a redwood forest

Discover Q&A

The Discover Interview: Paul Allen

by Evan Ratliff

Microsoft's co-founder throws his fortune at the frontiers of science.

Reviews

The Lucifer Effect

Think you’re above doing evil? Think again.

Jaron's World

Jaron's World: Shapes in Other Dimensions

by Jaron Lanier

Al lifelong obsession leads to the mysterious hedecatope—a seemingly impossible geometric form that, in its own small way, links together the whole universe.