The Future of Space-Based Quantum Technology
The next generation of quantum sensors are set to help us understand ourselves, the Earth and the cosmos in unprecedented detail. ...read more
Category: Discover Magazine
Why People Become Overwhelmed by Conspiracy Theories — and How To Help Them
Commonly driven by financial stress, many people will readily adopt even the wildest conspiracy theories. Disavowing them, on the other hand, often requires the help of social psychologists. ...read more
The View From Space as Wildfire Smoke Smothers Large Swaths of North America
Smoke from blazes in the western United States and Canada has blown across North America and even across the North Atlantic to Europe. ...read more
Cave Paintings May Depict Ice Age Sign Language
Ancient stencils of hands with "mutilated" fingers may actually show a type of sign language used for hunting or silent rituals. ...read more
Five Ways Humans Evolved to Be Athletes
An archaeologist explores human athletic paleobiology to explain how our prowess in sport has deep roots in evolution. ...read more
Did Static Electricity — Not Gus Grissom — Blow the Hatch of the Liberty Bell 7 Spacecraft?
Sixty years later, we present a plausible explanation for one of the most enduring mysteries of the space race. ...read more
Hugging Is an Evolutionary Tool for Survival
There are biological reasons we hug it out. ...read more
The Other Magic Mushroom: Why a Canadian Startup is Suddenly Interested in the Fungus From Super Mario
Psyched Wellness wants to bring the Amanita muscaria fungus to the masses. But are we ready for another psychedelic mushroom boom? ...read more
How To Avoid Food-Borne Illness
After a meal, putting food away quickly is key to keeping it free from pathogens. ...read more
The First Atomic Bomb Created This ‘Forbidden’ Quasicrystal
Scientists once thought their structures impossible. Now, the discovery of the oldest man-made quasicrystal expand the world of nuclear forensics. ...read more