Editor's Note: Life and Death
05.17.2012 DISCOVER's look at the complexity of organ harvesting may have been unsettling, but telling the truth is our #1 job.
Editor's Note: The Good Surprise
Not only will the world not end this year, it will bring more progress and technological advance. 04.24.2012
Science at the Abstract Edge
Was Einstein wrong? Do humans have ESP? Some of the most interesting research questions are far off the beaten track. 04.05.2012
Let 100 Stories Bloom
Here is an honest look at the progression of science: provocative early results, long-sought confirmations, and many steps in the iterative process of testing theory against observation and vice versa. 02.20.2012
The Sure Thing
Don't believe the deniers—science is a resolute enemy of erroneous conventional wisdom. 02.01.2012
Editor's Note: Changing Minds
Science presents us with a beautiful paradox: uncertainty as the optimal path toward certainty. 12.04.2011
Science Wıth a Common Touch
There’s an old joke: if you tell someone the universe is expanding, he’ll believe you. If you tell him there’s wet paint on the park bench, he’ll want to touch it to make sure... 10.19.2011
Editor's Note: Dream a Little Dream
Don't sell your species short; we can do some pretty impressive things. 09.16.2011
The Science of Wonder
Better humanity through discovery 09.02.2011