Questions from 1920 Still Haunt Neuroscience
Author Vishay SinghPosted on Categories Discover Magazine
A 100-year-old paper anticipated key issues in modern neuroscience ...read more
Author Vishay SinghPosted on Categories Discover Magazine
Mother Nature Sends 2020 Packing With a Bang
Author Vishay SinghPosted on Categories Discover Magazine
The year seems to have been sent to us from the depths of Hades, so what better way to usher it out than with images of that sulfurous realm's manifestations? ...read more
The Pyramid of Djoser: The World’s Oldest Pyramid Is Often Overshadowed
Author Vishay SinghPosted on Categories Discover Magazine
The monuments at Giza might be the best known, but another pyramid preceded the greats. ...read more
MSG Isn’t Bad For You, According to Science
Author Vishay SinghPosted on Categories Discover Magazine
Pass the MSG: Monosodium glutamate is just sodium and the amino acid glutamate, which is found in nature. Yet even after scientists have debunked MSG's supposed health effects, the stigma persists. ...read more
Why Is January 1 the Beginning of a New Year?
Author Vishay SinghPosted on Categories Discover Magazine
You can thank Julius Caesar, Pope Gregory XIII and 2,000 years of calendar controversy for our New Year's date and calendar system. Some cultures only recently adopted it. ...read more