Departments
Humans have a record of screwing up democracy, but we aren't the only species getting in on the act.
by LeeAundra Temescu
Marine biologists in the world's only undersea lab find wonder hidden in the depths.
by Jennifer Barone
What does the "Monkey Whisperer" read at night?
From vampire bats to parasitic catfish, a new book spells out the secret lives of plasma-loving beasts.
by Julie Thole
Will it be a solar flare? Or a gamma-ray burst? DISCOVER's own Phil Plait lays out the odds.
by Phil Plait
A new book seeks to reinvent Einstein's greatest gift to the world.
by Shara Yurkiewicz
A young man with fevers and groin pain leads E.R. doctors on a race to find the cause.
by Tony Dajer
AT&T's Watson leads a pack of new gadgets that understand spoken instructions.
by Stephen Cass
All those wrinkle-causing winces, smirks, and sneers may have been the product of evolution.
by Carl Zimmer
Ice core samples reveal the atmosphere's secrets as far back as 400,000 years.
by Tyghe Trimble
Laurie Santos penetrates the world of monkeys... and finds they're more like humans than we think.
by Linda Marsa; photography by Jeffery Salter
A new book describes how German chemists find the secret to nitrogen fertilizer—and explosives.
by Michael Mason
They do, after all, engage in many of the hallmarks of our societies: farming, warfare, and air conditioning.
by John Whitfield
Galileo may be science's most famous martyr, but it was Kepler who solved the mystery of the planets.
by Dava Sobel
