http://discovermagazine.com Science, Technology, and The Future http://discovermagazine.com/2009/jul-aug/08-ways-scientists-look-dark-matter http://discovermagazine.com/2009/jul-aug/08-ways-scientists-look-dark-matter Scientists hunt for the unseen matter that glues together the cosmos. But some wonder whether it even exists. Stephen Ornes http://discovermagazine.com/2009/jul-aug/08-ways-scientists-look-dark-matter/key_image Mon, 22 Jun 2009 12:45:00 -0500 Mon, 22 Jun 2009 12:45:00 -0500 Print Article http://discovermagazine.com/2009/jun/04-game-theory-meets-darwin http://discovermagazine.com/2009/jun/04-game-theory-meets-darwin A computer simulation correctly predicts that ravens should have evolved a behavior called "gang foraging." How did researchers see this behavior? They tracked ravens by implanting carcasses with different-colored beads that the birds ingested and later coughed up. Andrew Grant http://discovermagazine.com/2009/jun/04-game-theory-meets-darwin/key_image Fri, 22 May 2009 12:40:00 -0500 Fri, 22 May 2009 12:40:00 -0500 Print Article http://discovermagazine.com/2009/may/01-the-biocentric-universe-life-creates-time-space-cosmos http://discovermagazine.com/2009/may/01-the-biocentric-universe-life-creates-time-space-cosmos Stem-cell guru Robert Lanza presents a radical new view of the universe and everything in it. Robert Lanza and Bob Berman http://discovermagazine.com/2009/may/01-the-biocentric-universe-life-creates-time-space-cosmos/key_image Fri, 01 May 2009 20:50:00 -0500 Fri, 01 May 2009 20:50:00 -0500 Print Article http://discovermagazine.com/2009/may/20-things-you-didnt-know-about-tunnels http://discovermagazine.com/2009/may/20-things-you-didnt-know-about-tunnels New York has a forgotten one, Texas has a $2 billion wasted one, and Switzerland's building the longest. Jocelyn Rice http://discovermagazine.com/2009/may/20-things-you-didnt-know-about-tunnels/key_image Wed, 29 Apr 2009 10:15:00 -0500 Wed, 29 Apr 2009 10:15:00 -0500 Print Article http://discovermagazine.com/2009/apr/04-where-do-old-colliders-go-to-die http://discovermagazine.com/2009/apr/04-where-do-old-colliders-go-to-die After the LHC comes online, old accelerators will stand by, just in case they're necessary, get salvaged for spare parts, or just lie untouched in the ground for years. Eric Roston http://discovermagazine.com/2009/apr/04-where-do-old-colliders-go-to-die/key_image Sat, 04 Apr 2009 13:20:00 -0500 Sat, 04 Apr 2009 13:20:00 -0500 Print Article http://discovermagazine.com/2009/apr/17-man-who-found-quarks-made-sense-of-universe http://discovermagazine.com/2009/apr/17-man-who-found-quarks-made-sense-of-universe Murray Gell-Mann had a smash success with particles, notorious dustups with Feynman, and a missed opportunity with Einstein. Susan Kruglinski; photography by Jamey Stillings http://discovermagazine.com/2009/apr/17-man-who-found-quarks-made-sense-of-universe/key_image Tue, 17 Mar 2009 09:15:00 -0500 Tue, 17 Mar 2009 09:15:00 -0500 Print Article http://discovermagazine.com/2009/mar/20-things-you-didn.t-know-about-time http://discovermagazine.com/2009/mar/20-things-you-didn.t-know-about-time 3) Daylight Saving Time began as a joke by Benjamin Franklin, who proposed waking people earlier on bright summer mornings so they might work more during the day and thus save candles. 19) Time has not been around forever. Most scientists believe it was created along with the rest of the universe in the Big Bang, 13.7 billion years ago. LeeAundra Temescu http://discovermagazine.com/2009/mar/20-things-you-didn.t-know-about-time/key_image Thu, 12 Mar 2009 08:45:00 -0500 Thu, 12 Mar 2009 08:45:00 -0500 Print Article http://discovermagazine.com/2009/apr/10-metamaterial-revolution-new-science-making-anything-disappear http://discovermagazine.com/2009/apr/10-metamaterial-revolution-new-science-making-anything-disappear Engineers are working with metamaterials to create super-microscopes, optical computers, and yes, invisibility cloaks. Fred Hapgood; additional reporting by Andrew Grant http://discovermagazine.com/2009/apr/10-metamaterial-revolution-new-science-making-anything-disappear/key_image Tue, 10 Mar 2009 11:00:00 -0500 Tue, 10 Mar 2009 11:00:00 -0500 Print Article http://discovermagazine.com/2009/mar/08-kilogram-isn.t-what-it-used-to-be-it.s-lighter http://discovermagazine.com/2009/mar/08-kilogram-isn.t-what-it-used-to-be-it.s-lighter Within a high-security, climate-controlled vault in France, the perfect kilogram is getting ever so slightly less massive—and no one knows why. Dava Sobel http://discovermagazine.com/2009/mar/08-kilogram-isn.t-what-it-used-to-be-it.s-lighter/key_image Sun, 08 Mar 2009 20:00:00 -0500 Sun, 08 Mar 2009 20:00:00 -0500 Print Article http://discovermagazine.com/2009/feb/14-what-is-this-psychedelic-place-mat http://discovermagazine.com/2009/feb/14-what-is-this-psychedelic-place-mat Actually, you'd be more likely to see this pattern in your wine glass. Andrew Grant http://discovermagazine.com/2009/feb/14-what-is-this-psychedelic-place-mat/key_image Wed, 14 Jan 2009 16:05:00 -0600 Wed, 14 Jan 2009 16:05:00 -0600 Print Article http://discovermagazine.com/2009/feb/13-is-quantum-mechanics-controlling-your-thoughts http://discovermagazine.com/2009/feb/13-is-quantum-mechanics-controlling-your-thoughts The rules of quantum mechanics are turning up everywhere these days, and may be behind the efficiency of photosynthesis, the accuracy of our sense of smell, and even the source of our conscious mind. Mark Anderson http://discovermagazine.com/2009/feb/13-is-quantum-mechanics-controlling-your-thoughts/key_image Tue, 13 Jan 2009 08:00:00 -0600 Tue, 13 Jan 2009 08:00:00 -0600 Print Article http://discovermagazine.com/2009/jan/30-the-father-of-dark-matter-still-gets-no-respect http://discovermagazine.com/2009/jan/30-the-father-of-dark-matter-still-gets-no-respect Little-acknowledged Fritz Zwicky got there first on dark matter, neutron stars, and supernovas. Richard Panek http://discovermagazine.com/2009/jan/30-the-father-of-dark-matter-still-gets-no-respect/key_image Wed, 31 Dec 2008 09:05:00 -0600 Wed, 31 Dec 2008 09:05:00 -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/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/039 http://discovermagazine.com/2009/jan/039 Imagine a world without words to express numbers. That's how a newly-discovered Amazonian tribe has been living since its inception. Jane Bosveld http://discovermagazine.com/2009/jan/039/key_image Mon, 15 Dec 2008 06:15:00 -0600 Mon, 15 Dec 2008 06:15:00 -0600 Print Article http://discovermagazine.com/2009/jan/043 http://discovermagazine.com/2009/jan/043 From opposite sides of Gen­eva, Swiss physicists discovered how to make photons change instantaneously—despite the fact that they were 11 miles away from each other. Stephen Ornes http://discovermagazine.com/2009/jan/043/key_image Sun, 14 Dec 2008 11:50:00 -0600 Sun, 14 Dec 2008 11:50:00 -0600 Print Article http://discovermagazine.com/2009/jan/069 http://discovermagazine.com/2009/jan/069 Welcome to superinsulation! An international team of scientists have created a new fundamental state of matter that can hold a charge infinitely long without leakage. Stephen Ornes http://discovermagazine.com/2009/jan/069/key_image Wed, 10 Dec 2008 09:15:00 -0600 Wed, 10 Dec 2008 09:15:00 -0600 Print Article http://discovermagazine.com/2009/jan/070 http://discovermagazine.com/2009/jan/070 In a remarkable feat of filmmaking, scientists have captured an electron in motion the instant after it was booted from an atom by an ultraviolet pulse. Stephen Ornes http://discovermagazine.com/2009/jan/070/key_image Wed, 10 Dec 2008 09:15:00 -0600 Wed, 10 Dec 2008 09:15:00 -0600 Print Article http://discovermagazine.com/2008/dec/25-inside-the-world-of-stephen-hawking http://discovermagazine.com/2008/dec/25-inside-the-world-of-stephen-hawking While the king of theoretical physics is most famous for his work—black holes, anyone?—but the man himself is a fascinating mix of brilliance, resolve, and humor. http://discovermagazine.com/2008/dec/25-inside-the-world-of-stephen-hawking/key_image Tue, 25 Nov 2008 13:00:00 -0600 Tue, 25 Nov 2008 13:00:00 -0600 Print Article http://discovermagazine.com/2008/dec/20-best-brains-under-40 http://discovermagazine.com/2008/dec/20-best-brains-under-40 Young innovators are changing everything from theoretical mathematics to cancer therapy. Andrew Grant, Sarah Webb, Emily Anthes, Yudhijit Bhattacharjee, Jullianne Pepitone, Elizabeth Svoboda http://discovermagazine.com/2008/dec/20-best-brains-under-40/key_image Thu, 20 Nov 2008 10:30:00 -0600 Thu, 20 Nov 2008 10:30:00 -0600 Print Article http://discovermagazine.com/2008/dec/13-the-man-who-led-the-second-superstring-revolution http://discovermagazine.com/2008/dec/13-the-man-who-led-the-second-superstring-revolution Inside the mind of Ed Witten, the "best physicist of his generation." John H. Schwarz http://discovermagazine.com/2008/dec/13-the-man-who-led-the-second-superstring-revolution/key_image Thu, 13 Nov 2008 09:35:00 -0600 Thu, 13 Nov 2008 09:35:00 -0600 Print Article http://discovermagazine.com/2008/dec/10-sciences-alternative-to-an-intelligent-creator http://discovermagazine.com/2008/dec/10-sciences-alternative-to-an-intelligent-creator Our universe is perfectly tailored for life. The main scientific explanation for this is that there are a multitude of universes, and ours just happens to be livable. But "if there is only one universe, you might have to have a fine-tuner. If you don't want God, you'd better have a multiverse," says cosmologist Bernard Carr. Tim Folger http://discovermagazine.com/2008/dec/10-sciences-alternative-to-an-intelligent-creator/key_image Mon, 10 Nov 2008 09:40:00 -0600 Mon, 10 Nov 2008 09:40:00 -0600 Print Article http://discovermagazine.com/2008/nov/24-gravity-is-so-last-year http://discovermagazine.com/2008/nov/24-gravity-is-so-last-year A new book seeks to reinvent Einstein's greatest gift to the world. Shara Yurkiewicz http://discovermagazine.com/2008/nov/24-gravity-is-so-last-year/key_image Fri, 24 Oct 2008 09:35:00 -0500 Fri, 24 Oct 2008 09:35:00 -0500 Print Article http://discovermagazine.com/2008/oct/09-programmable-matter-moves-from-sci-fi-to-sci-real http://discovermagazine.com/2008/oct/09-programmable-matter-moves-from-sci-fi-to-sci-real Wil McCarthy imagined magical material that could take on new properties using "quantum dots" to control electrons. After naysayers doubted the idea, McCarthy went out and created the first programmable matter: "thermoreflective" windows and walls that respond to their environments. Wil McCarthy http://discovermagazine.com/2008/oct/09-programmable-matter-moves-from-sci-fi-to-sci-real/key_image Thu, 09 Oct 2008 10:05:00 -0500 Thu, 09 Oct 2008 10:05:00 -0500 Print Article http://discovermagazine.com/2008/nov/05-searching-heaven-and-earth-for-real-johannes-kepler http://discovermagazine.com/2008/nov/05-searching-heaven-and-earth-for-real-johannes-kepler Galileo may be science's most famous martyr, but it was Kepler who solved the mystery of the planets. Dava Sobel http://discovermagazine.com/2008/nov/05-searching-heaven-and-earth-for-real-johannes-kepler/key_image Sun, 05 Oct 2008 12:35:00 -0500 Sun, 05 Oct 2008 12:35:00 -0500 Print Article