What is the Fifth Force?
Author Vishay SinghPosted on Categories Discover Magazine
Scientists in Hungary claim to have found a new particle that reveals a fifth force of nature. ...read more
Author Vishay SinghPosted on Categories Discover Magazine
Do Your DNA Duty: Collect Wild Animal Poop and Dog Saliva for Science
Author Vishay SinghPosted on Categories Discover Magazine
You can help collect data for scientific studies by mailing researchers your dog's saliva, samples of the forest floor and even spiny anteater scat. ...read more
Can We Bring Back Mammoths From Extinction? Probably Not — Here’s Why
Author Vishay SinghPosted on Categories Discover Magazine
Bringing the beasts back from the dead is a tempting prospect. But genetic evidence suggests we may not fully understand what makes a mammoth a mammoth. ...read more
Sea Turtles Eat Plastic Because it Smells Like Food
Author Vishay SinghPosted on Categories Discover Magazine
Algae, plants and bacteria accumulate on ocean debris — emitting odors that cause turtles to confuse it for a tasty snack.. ...read more
How Big Will the Coronavirus Epidemic Be? An Epidemiologist Updates His Concerns
Author Vishay SinghPosted on Categories Discover Magazine
Initial data from the outbreak in China did not reveal as much information as scientists needed to assess the epidemic. Now, more accurate data suggest an epidemic worse than some previously thought. ...read more