http://discovermagazine.com Science, Technology, and The Future http://discovermagazine.com/2009/jan/04-year-in-technology http://discovermagazine.com/2009/jan/04-year-in-technology The first superinsulator, smart-matter robots, a one-atom-wide transistor, and more... http://discovermagazine.com/2009/jan/04-year-in-technology/key_image Sun, 04 Jan 2009 12:00:00 -0600 Sun, 04 Jan 2009 12:00:00 -0600 Print Article http://discovermagazine.com/2009/jan/04-year-in-space-news http://discovermagazine.com/2009/jan/04-year-in-space-news Conclusive proof of ice on Mars, the first (and second) binary black hole, organic molecules on Enceladus, and more... http://discovermagazine.com/2009/jan/04-year-in-space-news/key_image Sun, 04 Jan 2009 12:00:00 -0600 Sun, 04 Jan 2009 12:00:00 -0600 Print Article http://discovermagazine.com/2009/jan/01-year-in-mind-brain http://discovermagazine.com/2009/jan/01-year-in-mind-brain A tribe without number words, training that makes people smarter, your photographic memory, and more... http://discovermagazine.com/2009/jan/01-year-in-mind-brain/key_image Sat, 03 Jan 2009 13:00:00 -0600 Sat, 03 Jan 2009 13:00:00 -0600 Print Article http://discovermagazine.com/2009/jan/02-year-in-biology http://discovermagazine.com/2009/jan/02-year-in-biology Self-aware birds, food from cloned animals, flowering plants' speedy sperm, and more... http://discovermagazine.com/2009/jan/02-year-in-biology/key_image Fri, 02 Jan 2009 10:00:00 -0600 Fri, 02 Jan 2009 10:00:00 -0600 Print Article http://discovermagazine.com/2009/jan/30-year-in-environment-news http://discovermagazine.com/2009/jan/30-year-in-environment-news Vegetation retreating uphill, bringing dead zones back to life, the global agriculture reboot, and the #1 story of the year... http://discovermagazine.com/2009/jan/30-year-in-environment-news/key_image Tue, 30 Dec 2008 08:20:00 -0600 Tue, 30 Dec 2008 08:20:00 -0600 Print Article http://discovermagazine.com/2009/jan/year-in-health-medicine http://discovermagazine.com/2009/jan/year-in-health-medicine The fitness pill, tainted drugs, why you should lick your wounds, and more. http://discovermagazine.com/2009/jan/year-in-health-medicine/key_image Mon, 29 Dec 2008 07:10:00 -0600 Mon, 29 Dec 2008 07:10:00 -0600 Print Article http://discovermagazine.com/2009/jan/28-year-in-human-origins http://discovermagazine.com/2009/jan/28-year-in-human-origins Ancient computers, evolving the perfect canoe, the "hobbit" smackdown, and more. http://discovermagazine.com/2009/jan/28-year-in-human-origins/key_image Sun, 28 Dec 2008 10:00:00 -0600 Sun, 28 Dec 2008 10:00:00 -0600 Print Article http://discovermagazine.com/2009/jan/27-year-in-genetics http://discovermagazine.com/2009/jan/27-year-in-genetics Musical genes, the platypus as animal grab-bag, cracking the anthrax case, and more. http://discovermagazine.com/2009/jan/27-year-in-genetics/key_image Sat, 27 Dec 2008 12:00:00 -0600 Sat, 27 Dec 2008 12:00:00 -0600 Print Article http://discovermagazine.com/2009/jan/year-in-physics http://discovermagazine.com/2009/jan/year-in-physics Hunting the "God particle," seeking invisibility, instant communication, and more. http://discovermagazine.com/2009/jan/year-in-physics/key_image Thu, 25 Dec 2008 15:00:00 -0600 Thu, 25 Dec 2008 15:00:00 -0600 Print Article http://discovermagazine.com/2009/jan/year-in-earth-science http://discovermagazine.com/2009/jan/year-in-earth-science Life from space, killer hail, bacterial weather, and more http://discovermagazine.com/2009/jan/year-in-earth-science/key_image Wed, 24 Dec 2008 09:30:00 -0600 Wed, 24 Dec 2008 09:30:00 -0600 Print Article http://discovermagazine.com/2009/jan/001 http://discovermagazine.com/2009/jan/001 “The process of converting biomass into liquid fuel uses half of the energy in the feedstock. It’s far more efficient to burn the biomass for electricity and then use the electricity in cars.” Ben Hewitt http://discovermagazine.com/2009/jan/001/key_image Mon, 22 Dec 2008 09:50:00 -0600 Mon, 22 Dec 2008 09:50:00 -0600 Print Article http://discovermagazine.com/2009/jan/002 http://discovermagazine.com/2009/jan/002 Most of us have heard of the LHC by now—but how many of us really know what it's for, or what it could accomplish? Robert Kunzig http://discovermagazine.com/2009/jan/002/key_image Mon, 22 Dec 2008 09:45:00 -0600 Mon, 22 Dec 2008 09:45:00 -0600 Print Article http://discovermagazine.com/2009/jan/003 http://discovermagazine.com/2009/jan/003 Globalization can have its price, as the U.S. found out this year—after countless scandals involving tainted food and drugs from China. Apoorva Mandavilli http://discovermagazine.com/2009/jan/003/key_image Mon, 22 Dec 2008 09:30:00 -0600 Mon, 22 Dec 2008 09:30:00 -0600 Print Article http://discovermagazine.com/2009/jan/004 http://discovermagazine.com/2009/jan/004 The seas are in trouble. Overfishing and pollution are turning them into uninhabitable muck. And the slime that's taking over is enough to keep new life from having a fighting chance. Robert Kunzig http://discovermagazine.com/2009/jan/004/key_image Mon, 22 Dec 2008 09:20:00 -0600 Mon, 22 Dec 2008 09:20:00 -0600 Print Article http://discovermagazine.com/2009/jan/005 http://discovermagazine.com/2009/jan/005 The Arctic is melting, and developed nations are beginning to take notice—particularly when it comes to the potentially massive oil and gas reserves that may soon become available when the ice covering them is gone. Mariana Gosnell http://discovermagazine.com/2009/jan/005/key_image Mon, 22 Dec 2008 09:15:00 -0600 Mon, 22 Dec 2008 09:15:00 -0600 Print Article http://discovermagazine.com/2009/jan/006 http://discovermagazine.com/2009/jan/006 When the Phoenix Mars Lander touched down on Mars this spring, it uncovered a host of secrets about the Red planet—including a layer of ice just below the soil. Karen Wright http://discovermagazine.com/2009/jan/006/key_image Sun, 21 Dec 2008 21:15:00 -0600 Sun, 21 Dec 2008 21:15:00 -0600 Print Article http://discovermagazine.com/2009/jan/007 http://discovermagazine.com/2009/jan/007 An invisibility cloak isn't the stuff of Harry Potter books anymore—scientists are bringing it ever closer to a reality, through lab-generated wonder-materials that hide from light, sound, and even matter. Stephen Ornes http://discovermagazine.com/2009/jan/007/key_image Sun, 21 Dec 2008 21:05:00 -0600 Sun, 21 Dec 2008 21:05:00 -0600 Print Article http://discovermagazine.com/2009/jan/008 http://discovermagazine.com/2009/jan/008 Lowly, simpleminded, Neanderthals? Hardly! New research shows that our ancestors were a highly sophisticated bunch, from their diets to their tools. Jessica Ruvinsky http://discovermagazine.com/2009/jan/008/key_image Sun, 21 Dec 2008 21:00:00 -0600 Sun, 21 Dec 2008 21:00:00 -0600 Print Article http://discovermagazine.com/2009/jan/009 http://discovermagazine.com/2009/jan/009 Following the first full sequencing of the human genome, one leading genetics company now claims it can pump out one human genome in about a month for the (comparatively) bargain price of $200,000. Kathleen McGowan http://discovermagazine.com/2009/jan/009/key_image Sun, 21 Dec 2008 20:15:00 -0600 Sun, 21 Dec 2008 20:15:00 -0600 Print Article http://discovermagazine.com/2009/jan/010 http://discovermagazine.com/2009/jan/010 Several studies sharpen the picture of life and migration through the Arctic and into the New World. http://discovermagazine.com/2009/jan/010/key_image Sun, 21 Dec 2008 10:50:00 -0600 Sun, 21 Dec 2008 10:50:00 -0600 Print Article http://discovermagazine.com/2009/jan/011 http://discovermagazine.com/2009/jan/011 Surviving an organ transplant is a tricky—and dangerous—business. But now a new discovery may help patients survive without the usual extensive drug regimens. Nicholas Bakalar http://discovermagazine.com/2009/jan/011/key_image Sat, 20 Dec 2008 11:10:00 -0600 Sat, 20 Dec 2008 11:10:00 -0600 Print Article http://discovermagazine.com/2009/jan/012 http://discovermagazine.com/2009/jan/012 Just how dangerous is BPA? This year's controversy threw the chemical into the public eye—and highlighted just how dangerous plastics might be. Jocelyn Rice http://discovermagazine.com/2009/jan/012/key_image Sat, 20 Dec 2008 11:05:00 -0600 Sat, 20 Dec 2008 11:05:00 -0600 Print Article http://discovermagazine.com/2009/jan/013 http://discovermagazine.com/2009/jan/013 This year, Chinese citizens watched enraptured as a 42-year-old Chinese astronaut made his first venture into space. Andrew Lawler http://discovermagazine.com/2009/jan/013/key_image Sat, 20 Dec 2008 11:00:00 -0600 Sat, 20 Dec 2008 11:00:00 -0600 Print Article http://discovermagazine.com/2009/jan/014 http://discovermagazine.com/2009/jan/014 Where did the modern flu first originate? At last, scientists have found the answer. Jocelyn Rice http://discovermagazine.com/2009/jan/014/key_image Sat, 20 Dec 2008 10:55:00 -0600 Sat, 20 Dec 2008 10:55:00 -0600 Print Article http://discovermagazine.com/2009/jan/015 http://discovermagazine.com/2009/jan/015 An anthropologist has discovered an astounding network of 800-year-old towns and settlements in the Amazon Basin that rival even the small city-states of ancient Greece. Jane Bosveld http://discovermagazine.com/2009/jan/015/key_image Sat, 20 Dec 2008 10:50:00 -0600 Sat, 20 Dec 2008 10:50:00 -0600 Print Article