40 Years Ago: Detroit’s Brainy New Autos, Now With Microprocessors
In this except from Discover’s debut issue in 1980, U.S. car makers were loading their new models with those "clever microprocessors." ...read more
In this except from Discover’s debut issue in 1980, U.S. car makers were loading their new models with those "clever microprocessors." ...read more
What happens in the brain when someone you love dies — and how to overcome it with time. ...read more
A team of planetary scientists has proposed a hypothetical life cycle that could allow microbes to survive on Venus by migrating between different atmospheric layers. ...read more
In this excerpt from Discover’s debut 1980 issue, Mount St. Helens’ spectacular show enabled scientists to learn how to predict volcanic eruptions. In our update, we share the lessons they’ve learned since. ...read more