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Journey to the Center of the Earth

by Susan Kruglinski

A probe might reveal what's happening at the core.

How Radio Changed Everything

by Guy Gugliotta

Three revolutions have come via the airwaves.

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Everything on Earth Is in the Air

by Gregory Mone

Cosmic dust, cockroach parts, chloroform—you name it

The Ceaseless Buzzing of Kinetic Energy

by Daniel Engber

If heat were visible, we’d see a lot of frenzied motion.

How Much Does The Internet Weigh?

by Stephen Cass

Discover puts the online world on the scale.

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by Jane Bosveld

Will natural science pin down our supernatural essence?

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Microscopy Approaches Fundamental Limits

by Alex Stone

If God can’t pin down tiny atoms, what hope do mere mortals have?

David Brin Predicts the Future

by David Kushner, Brigitte Sire

Sci-fi author knew all about the Web, global warming, and more

The First Nuclear Refugees Come Home

by Maryann de Leo

Chernobyl-area natives return to find a city of ghosts.

Everything Emits Radiation—Even You

by Stephen Cass, Corinna Wu

The millirems pour in from bananas, bomb tests, the air, bedmates...

The Real Story on Gay Genes

by Michael Abrams

Homing in on the science of homosexuality—and sexuality itself

Newsflash: Time May Not Exist

by Tim Folger

Not to mention the question of which way it goes...

Your Body Is a Planet

by Josie Glausiusz

90% of the cells within us are not ours but microbes'.

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Sweeping The Ocean Floor

by Robert Kunzig

Strange sea creatures caught on film for the first time

DEPARTMENTS

Map: Science’s Family Tree

by Boonsri Dickinson

A visualization showing the structure of scientific knowledge.

Message in a Bacterium

by Josie Glausiusz

Researchers use DNA as a post-human time capsule.

Blinded By Science

The Math Behind Beauty

by Bruno Maddox

A plastic surgeon computes the perfect face.

20 Things You Didn't Know About...

20 Things You Didn't Know About... Nothing

by LeeAundra Temescu

There's more there than you think.

DATA

Finding a Mammoth in Your Backyard? Priceless.

by Anne Casselman

Selling it? Not so easy.

The Nobel Thieves

by Stephen Ornes

Stealing one of the golden medals is sure to bring infamy.

The World's Most Complex Structure

by Alex Stone

Abstract 248-dimensional map may unify the laws of nature.

Kings Who Controlled the Sun

by Stephen Ornes

Pre-Incan rulers used a precise observatory to assert power.

by Jennifer Barone

Biologists enhance endurance with genetically altered muscles.

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