Calendar
2012 EDITORIAL CALENDAR
January/February
DOUBLE ISSUE: Year in Science 2012
The next edition of DISCOVER’s best-selling annual issue covers the 100 most important, amazing, and unexpected science stories from 2011. This expanded double issue includes a mix of in-depth coverage, newsmaker interviews, and the best science photography and imagery of the year. PLUS The strangest “births” and “deaths” of the year, from a scientific perspective.
March
Special Section: The Healers
A new war on cancer and obesity promises to turn medicine upside down. It might also point to a way to radically improve health while—at long last—making health care cheaper, not more expensive. PLUS an expanded version of Destination Science highlights ways to incorporate serious science into your summer vacation.
April
Special Section: Outer Limits
Dava Sobel visits the researchers trying to make sense of dark energy, the invisible force that seem to be ripping our universe apart. Zeeya Merali explores theories that go beyond Einstein. And Yudhijit Bhattacharjee gets under the skin of a psychologist who thinks he’s discovered real ESP. PLUS How novel materials will lead the next tech revolution.
May
Special Section: Underwater World
This month we explore new science of the sea: Researcher who are building underwater labs, robots that will finally map the entire ocean floor, and the search for ancient civilizations—under the waves.
June
Special Section: Impossibilities
Some legitimate scientists venture beyond the bounds of known science. Here we look at the top 7 theories from the fringe—everything from a machine for reading minds to a plan to build a real starship. Plus: a special look at Alan Turing on his 100th birthday.
July/August
DOUBLE ISSUE: Invisible Planet
How much of the universe around us exists sight unseen? How much of the unknown reality affects our everyday lives? And how is science bringing the once-indistinguishable into public view? DISCOVER unveils the unobservable elements all around us and shows the world as it truly is, whether we knew it or not. The latest installment of a highly popular magazine franchise.
September
Special Section: Voting for Science
A look at the key research and technology issues at play in this fall’s election, with a special emphasis on energy and climate science.
October
Special Section: The Demography Bomb
Today we worry about overpopulation. But our children will have to come to terms with a polar opposite population challenge: The global population is set to peak around 2060 and then, for the first time in human history, the number of people on this planet will start to decline. Social orders will turn upside down, and medicine, technology, and the environment will never be the same. PLUS Why Malthus was wrong about population growth. And: The future of cities, inspired by the principles of sustainability and ideas from sci-fi.
November
Special Section: Imprints of Evolution
Human evolution is not just about the deep past. It affects the way your brain changes as you age; the male and female genes that battle out in your body, causing disease; and our species’ ability to work together even with people who have no genetic relationship to us.
December
The Best of Hot Science
DISCOVER recognizes the most important, entertaining, and amazing science media of the year. Whatever your interest—books, movies, TV, exhibits, games, apps, travel—we will tell you what to buy, what to read, what to watch, what to play, and where to go. PLUS A preview of the biggest science culture events of 2013.
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