http://discovermagazine.com Science, Technology, and The Future http://discovermagazine.com/2008/aug/23-a-first-hand-look-at-the-grizzly-recovery Yellowstone's course “Grizzlies: From Dumps to Recovery?” lets participants head into the wild to track the bears—and learned how they were rescued from the path to extinction. Hannah Hoag 2008-07-23T04:07:18Z Print Article http://discovermagazine.com/2008/aug/04-3-robots-that-move-just-like-animals A wall-crawling gecko, a paperclip-size fly, and an 8-tentacled jellyfish. 2008-07-04T11:12:24Z Print Article http://discovermagazine.com/2008/aug/03-what-is-this-video-game-soccer-balls Not quite, but you will find plenty in a locker room. 2008-07-03T08:35:32Z Print Article http://discovermagazine.com/2008/aug/30-5-next-gen-antibiotics-that-could-save-your-life Some promising antibiotics come straight from nature, like the ones in alligator blood; some come straight from the lab, like fully synthetic "peptoids." Melinda Wenner 2008-06-30T06:11:16Z Print Article http://discovermagazine.com/2008/jul/18-the-world-according-to-fungi Fungi can range from friendly to deadly, and get a bad rap as parasites. But while they're generally grouped with plants, in fact they're more like us. Gordon Grice 2008-06-18T04:32:57Z Print Article http://discovermagazine.com/2008/jul/13-do-you-see-what-shrimp-see What does the world look like through the eyes of a mantis shrimp? A group of scientists went to find out—and their results were remarkable. Jocelyn Rice 2008-06-13T04:21:26Z Print Article http://discovermagazine.com/2008/jun/09-the-beautiful-mind-of-freeman-dyson Thoughts and illustrations from the legendary biologist and physicist Freeman Dyson: why nuking Japan was a mistake, how Biosphere II totally flopped, and why the worry about "dirty bombs" is just hysteria. Lauren Redniss 2008-06-09T03:51:06Z Print Article http://discovermagazine.com/2008/jun/05-whither-the-coral-reefs Global warming and overfishing are killing reefs while scientists struggle to save them. Sherry Baker 2008-06-05T03:40:38Z Print Article http://discovermagazine.com/2008/jul/02-what-is-this-a-diseased-reptile Here's a hint: You probably ate some at breakfast. 2008-07-03T07:35:55Z Print Article http://discovermagazine.com/2008/jun/30-3-people-who-are-pushing-the-edge-of-science Angela Belcher trains viruses to grow electronics. Dimitar Sasselov is scanning extrasolar planets for alien life. Gilles Brassard uses quantum encryption to make sure no one can spy on your emails. Jane Bosveld; illustrations by Riccardo Vecchio 2008-05-30T06:39:42Z Print Article http://discovermagazine.com/2008/apr/08-on-frans-de-waals-coffee-table The renowned primatologist Frans de Waal reveals the books currently on his coffee table. 2008-07-15T05:31:36Z Print Article http://discovermagazine.com/2008/may/07-want-to-help-the-environment-eat-insects While the initial "yuck" factor may be hard to overcome, insects could provide us with a nutritious food source that is far more sustainable and environmentally efficient than beef or other meats, experts say. Josie Glausiusz 2008-05-07T03:57:17Z Print Article http://discovermagazine.com/2008/may/07-snakes-science-and-survival "When a Grayia strikes at her, she lets it bite—finally proving to her horrified guide that it isn’t poisonous." Karen Rowan 2008-05-07T03:32:26Z Print Article http://discovermagazine.com/2008/jun/05-what-is-this See if you can guess what's in the picture. Hints: 1. It's part animal, part vegetable, and a smidge mineral. 2. Heavy metals in this sample may include lead and arsenic. 3. It can make you cough. 2008-05-05T11:39:30Z Print Article http://discovermagazine.com/2008/jun/05-recall-of-the-wild Captive breeding may sound great, but the captives don't do so well in nature. Emily Anthes 2008-05-05T13:30:54Z Print Article