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The Science of Sniffing Out Liars

by Susan Kruglinski

An interrogation expert spills his secrets.

When Computers Meld With Our Minds

by Stephen Cass

Futurist Vernor Vinge predicts a world of techno-human superbeings.

Can You Spot the Chinese Nuclear Sub?

by Sharon Weinberger

Widely available satellite imagery is making governments around the world awfully nervous.

What Invisible Things Are in the Surfaces You Touch and Air You Breathe?

by Stephen Cass

A DISCOVER editor delves into the unseen forces that affect our lives.

Nothingness of Space Could Illuminate the Theory of Everything

by Tim Folger

Could the vacuum contain dark energy, gravity particles, and frictionless gears?

Can Schizophrenia Be Cured Before It Starts?

by Charles Schmidt

A new mix of therapy and medication may stave off psychosis among teens at risk.

The Extremely Long Odds Against the Destruction of Earth

by The Editors

Don't be too concerned that the world’s largest particle accelerator is about to go online.

DEPARTMENTS

Visual Science: What Does Alzheimer's Look Like in Your Brain?

by Sherry Baker, Tyghe Trimble

A 3-D rendering of a peptide shows a clear marker of the disease.

Whatever Happened To...

by Stephen Ornes

The CIA's experimentation with LSD led to disastrous results.

Treating Disease in the Big Easy

by By H. Lee Kagan

A patient’s abdominal pain challenges doctors in post-Katrina New Orleans.

20 Things You Didn't Know About...

20 Things You Didn't Know About... Sports Technology

by Andrew Grant, Dean Christopher, Susannah Locke

How science makes modern athletes go higher, move faster, and stay safer.

How Your Brain Can Control Time

by Carl Zimmer

The three methods your mind uses to reverse, speed, and even slow the minutes.

The Lifesaving Work of the Man Behind "A Civil Action"

by Sheila Kaplan

"Popular epidemiologist" Phil Brown comes to the aid of environmental contamination victims.

A GPS to Augment Your Entire Reality

by Stephen Cass

Your cell phone will provide the important linkage between the real world and the digital universe.

DATA

Fighting Cow Methane at the Source: Their Food

by Amber Fields

Genetically modified grass could be the key to reducing cow emissions.

A science fiction giant reveals his reading list.

A First-Hand Look at the Grizzly Recovery

by Hannah Hoag

A weekend course sends visitors into the wild to see the bears up close.

Are Humans Really Any Different from Other Animals?

by Thomas Hayden

Our language capabilities, cultures, and abstract thinking aren't as unique as we'd like to think.

The Most Baffling Scientific Mysteries of Our Time

by John Whitfield

A new book explores what we still don't know about science.

What is This? Video Game Soccer Balls?

Not quite, but you will find plenty in a locker room.

5 Next-Gen Antibiotics That Could Save Your Life

by Melinda Wenner

Powerful peptides from alligator blood; synthetic peptoids from the lab.

A Complete History of Carbon

by Amber Fields

A new book takes readers through the birth and unstoppable rise of this dangerous element.

Will Loneliness Spell Society's Doom?

by Josie Glausiusz

A new book explores the negative effects of being alone: heart disease, cancer, gastrointestinal ailments, etc.

The Truth About Traffic

by Michael Mason

A look at the science behind gridlock, from Pompeii to L.A.

A Look at the World's First Computer

The Victorian-age machine is finally up and running.

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