Discover how tracing space dust in Arctic seafloor sediment can help us understand how ice coverage changed over millennia, without the need for satellites. www.discovermagazine.com/ocean-floor-...

Learn how a small section in Neanderthals' DNA gave them a lower jaw that was much larger than human jaws. www.discovermagazine.com/neanderthals...

Learn how coiled optic nerves, unlike any seen in other reptiles, give chameleons their extraordinary field of view. www.discovermagazine.com/in-a-rare-bi...

Learn why shortness of breath may be the body sending a final SOS and how taking the quiet symptom seriously could help lower the risk of death. www.discovermagazine.com/shortness-of...

Learn more about the juvenile fish that carry sea anemones like weapons or shields to ward off predators. www.discovermagazine.com/juvenile-fis...

Learn how a small but steady source of warmth under Enceladus is reshaping what scientists think about where life can survive. www.discovermagazine.com/hidden-heat-...

Learn whether or not science backs the claims that sourdough bread can help with everything from your blood pressure to your gut microbiome. www.discovermagazine.com/is-sourdough...

While science now agrees the sun is a star, new telescopes may soon challenge how we define solar objects. www.discovermagazine.com/is-a-sun-a-s...

Learn why food can contain both good and bad bacteria. Here’s the difference, and how to avoid the bad ones. www.discovermagazine.com/not-all-food...

Learn how rainy and cold weather may be linked with joint pain, impacting those with arthritis or other musculoskeletal conditions. www.discovermagazine.com/is-there-a-h...

Detected in three drug samples during community checks, the little-known opioid cychlorphine may be as potent as fentanyl, with its true effects still unknown. www.discovermagazine.com/new-syntheti...

Prehistoric trees like Ginkgo and monkey-puzzles still have close relatives that go back at least to the time of the dinosaurs. www.discovermagazine.com/prehistoric-...

Learn how three new toad species from Tanzania’s Eastern Arc Mountains evolved to skip the tadpole stage — revealing one of nature’s rarest reproductive strategies. www.discovermagazine.com/three-newly-...

Learn more about the discovery of the electron and why J.J. Thomson often gets the credit. www.discovermagazine.com/j-j-thomson-...

Learn more about the recent Listeria outbreak and how to keep your kitchen safe from this resilient bacterium. www.discovermagazine.com/deadly-liste...

Learn how early hominins crafted the same sharp-edged Oldowan tools through 300,000 years of climate change, revealing one of the longest-lasting technologies in human history. www.discovermagazine.com/early-homini...

A 14th-century teenager died from the Black Death in Edinburgh. Learn how researchers discovered the pathogen in his teeth, and how this may be the first scientific evidence of the plague in the city. www.discovermagazine.com/14th-century...

Learn how chemists were studying a known antibiotic when they discovered a molecule 100 times more potent at defeating drug-resistant superbugs. www.discovermagazine.com/new-antibiot...

Learn about the closest black hole from Earth, Gaia BH1. This recently discovered black hole is dormant, but it’s only 1,600 light-years away. www.discovermagazine.com/the-closest-...

Learn how tardigrades are able to tolerate extreme radiation with a unique protein that unwinds their DNA. www.discovermagazine.com/unique-prote...

Learn more about the connection between nighttime light exposure and heart disease, and how you can help protect yourself. www.discovermagazine.com/too-much-lig...

Learn more about Maya daykeepers and how they created lunar calendar tables to predict celestial events. www.discovermagazine.com/the-ancient-...

Learn more about bowhead whales and how they routinely see out their 200th birthday — and this DNA-repair protein might just be how. www.discovermagazine.com/bowhead-whal...

Learn more about the ways viral infections can impact people with and without chronic diseases. www.discovermagazine.com/catching-cov...

Learn how scientists uncovered a surprising link between long-term melatonin use and heart failure in chronic insomnia patients. www.discovermagazine.com/could-melato...

Learn more about protein intake and how, even though we need protein in our diets, too much can snuff out other nutrients. www.discovermagazine.com/eating-more-...

Learn about two black hole mergers in 2024 that experts revisited with new information from gravitational waves, confirming theories made by Albert Einstein. www.discovermagazine.com/two-black-ho...

Learn more about the prediction that larger space objects are coming our way during the 2032 and 2036 Taurid meteor showers. www.discovermagazine.com/2032-and-203...

Learn about the crayon-like tools made by Neanderthals during the Middle Paleolithic and how these objects likely prove the existence of a complex Neanderthal culture. www.discovermagazine.com/neanderthals...

Learn how the legendary “Dueling Dinosaurs” fossil revealed that a supposed teenage Tyrannosaurus rex was actually a full-grown Nanotyrannus — changing what we know about tyrant evolution. www.discovermagazine.com/the-dueling-...

Periods of peace and wealth allowed people to invest more in the afterlife, leaving behind a lasting record of cultural and environmental history. www.discovermagazine.com/china-s-anci...

Learn more about the blue dogs in the Chornobyl Exclusion Zone and what is behind the mystery of their blue fur. www.discovermagazine.com/dogs-in-chor...

Learn how microbeads made from green tea polyphenols, vitamin E, and seaweed could help break down fats without the negative side effects that can come from GLP-1 agonists. www.discovermagazine.com/could-fat-tr...

Learn more about how the search for the Endurance resulted in the discovery of a complex icefish nest neighborhood hidden under hundreds of meters of ice. www.discovermagazine.com/in-search-of...

Learn more about the benefits of compression socks, and how they aren’t just for medical patients; they can be for office workers and bartenders alike. www.discovermagazine.com/how-do-compr...

Learn how MIT researchers uncovered how our brains try to clean themselves mid-day, costing us attention in the process. www.discovermagazine.com/what-happens...

Whether it's a haunted house or a Hollywood horror flick, some of us can't resist a good scare. Emerging research suggests that recreational fear may be a way to safely simulate threats — and can even benefit our mental health. www.discovermagazine.com/the-science-...

The pumpkin is everywhere around Halloween - but why? From warding off spirits to numerous health benefits, here are some spooky facts about fall's favorite gourd. www.discovermagazine.com/everything-y...

More than 4 out of 10 Americans believe that ghosts or demons exist. Here's why we tend to believe in the supernatural and paranormal. www.discovermagazine.com/why-your-bra...

Meet the Chinese water deer, a rare species with remarkably long tusks that now roam parts of the U.K. after escaping from zoos nearly a century ago. www.discovermagazine.com/these-vampir...

Learn about the new deep-sea species discovered in the Southern Ocean, including a "death-ball" sponge that uses a deadly method to trap prey. www.discovermagazine.com/carnivorous-...

Skull finds can change the way we think about human origins — but often not without controversy. www.discovermagazine.com/5-skulls-tha...

Learn about vampire spiders and their love of human blood, which they're able to salvage from blood-carrying mosquitoes. www.discovermagazine.com/vampire-spid...

Learn more about the many smells of death and why the human brain evolved to recognize them. www.discovermagazine.com/what-death-r...

Learn how missing just one amino acid, fruit flies reprogram their senses to detect the microbes that can help them recover. www.discovermagazine.com/how-does-the...

Learn more about Epiatheracerium itjilik, the Arctic rhino species that is the northernmost rhino ever found. www.discovermagazine.com/this-ancient...

Learn how many suns exist in the Milky Way and how to understand how many sun-like stars are out there could help us understand how many Earth-like planets there are, too. www.discovermagazine.com/how-many-sun...

Learn how scientists found a way to turn mushrooms into computer chips and how these living computers can make the future of technology more sustainable. www.discovermagazine.com/mushrooms-ma...

Learn how in the savannas of Senegal, Guinea baboons distribute food by friendship and family bonds, mirroring the sharing customs of early humans. www.discovermagazine.com/guinea-baboo...

Learn more about the human tailbone and how, even though we may not have a strict need for it anymore, it still helps us with our everyday lives. www.discovermagazine.com/the-human-ta...