Discover Magazine (Pay Wall)Can AI Coding Systems Earn $1 Million As Freelancers?OpenAI researchers challenged cutting edge AI systems to tackle software development tasks that humans had been paid $1 million to solve. This is how they performed.Feb 21, 2025
Discover Magazine (Pay Wall)A Compass Works Differently in Space, Varying Widely From Planet to PlanetHow does a compass work in space? From the moon to Venus, here’s how a compass would work beyond Earth’s magnetic field.Feb 21, 2025
Discover Magazine (Pay Wall)New Monkeypox Variant Transfers Easier and Sparks Global ConcernLearn more about recent monkeypox mutations that have increased the disease’s ability to spread between humans.Feb 21, 2025
Discover Magazine (Pay Wall)New Microsoft Quantum Computing Chip Could Revolutionize the IndustryHowever, more proof that the chip will work as advertised will be needed to convince some skeptical scientists.Feb 21, 2025
Discover Magazine (Pay Wall)In Social Situations, Narcissists Tend to Feel More Left Out and OstracizedLearn more about the experience of exclusion by narcissists, who feel socially shut out more frequently than non-narcissists.Feb 20, 2025
Discover Magazine (Pay Wall)Prenatal Treatment Offers Hope for Infants Born With Spinal Muscular AtrophyLearn about the promising advance in prenatal treatment of spinal muscular atrophy, introducing a potential approach to suppress symptoms of the disorder in infants.Feb 20, 2025
Discover Magazine (Pay Wall)Discovery of King Thutmose II's Tomb May be Most Significant Find Since King TutThe excavation started in 2022 and has unearthed important ancient Egyptian history.Feb 20, 2025
Discover Magazine (Pay Wall)Some Stars Are Born From Fluffy Clouds in the Early UniverseImages from ALMA telescope provide insight to the earlier years of our universe.Feb 20, 2025
Discover Magazine (Pay Wall)Epidurals Are Used Widely Outside of the Delivery Room, So How do They Work?Safe and effective, this pain-relieving medical procedure is still surrounded by myth and misinformation.Feb 20, 2025
Discover Magazine (Pay Wall)Animals Like to Bathe, Too – Here Are 5 Grooming Habits in the Animal KingdomHygiene takes many forms in the animal kingdom, and it’s not always about getting clean.Feb 20, 2025
Discover Magazine (Pay Wall)Dogs May Unknowingly Mimic Blinking to Bond With Each OtherLearn about the social significance of blinking in dogs, a behavior that demonstrates how facial mimicry can help canines bond with each other.Feb 20, 2025
Discover Magazine (Pay Wall)2,500 New Active Black Holes Identified, Raising Questions About How They EvolveDark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI) finds actively feeding black holes and a host of other black hole candidates.Feb 19, 2025
Discover Magazine (Pay Wall)About 120 Million Years Ago, a Theropod With Giant Claws May Have Ruled AustraliaLearn more about the discovery of megaraptorid and carcharodontosaur fossils that shake up Australia’s Cretaceous predatory hierarchy.Feb 19, 2025
Discover Magazine (Pay Wall)Why Pumas Slaughtered Thousands of Penguins in Argentine PatagoniaLearn what scientists discovered about this penguin massacre and why humans likely played an unwitting role.Feb 19, 2025
Discover Magazine (Pay Wall)Can't Remember Your Dreams? These Might Be the Reasons WhyAge, sleep patterns, and even seasons affect how well we remember dreams — or don't remember them at all.Feb 19, 2025
Discover Magazine (Pay Wall)Haunting Ghosts Could Actually Just be Lights Coming From EarthquakesLearn why a seismologist wants to go ghost-busting in Summerville, South Carolina, and how earthquake lights could help us pinpoint earthquake activity.Feb 19, 2025
Discover Magazine (Pay Wall)A New Leopard-Like Apex Predator Ruled the Jungle 30 Million Years AgoBastetodon, a leopard-like apex predator, probably dined on early forms of primates, hippos, and elephants.Feb 19, 2025
Discover Magazine (Pay Wall)Exoplanet Winds Expose a World Out of Science FictionLearn more about the atmosphere of WASP-121b, or Tylos, whose winds are layered like no other planet’s.Feb 19, 2025
Discover Magazine (Pay Wall)Wild Fish Can Recognize Individual People, and Maybe Even Human FacesLearn more about how certain fish can recognize human divers, and may have even formed bonds with them.Feb 19, 2025
Discover Magazine (Pay Wall)With the Spread of Bird Flu, Cooking Eggs with Precaution May be BeneficialHere’s how to minimize your risk of bird flu through proper handling and cooking techniques.Feb 18, 2025
Discover Magazine (Pay Wall)Dinosaur Extinction Allowed Seeds to Grow and Fruits to FlourishLearn how the extinction of dinosaurs around 66 million years ago caused seeds to grow larger, filling in an important piece in the evolutionary history of fruit.Feb 18, 2025
Discover Magazine (Pay Wall)The Vasa Warship Sank After Only 25 Minutes of Sailing, Taking 30 Lives With itLearn what sank the historical and almost most powerful warship in Sweden in the 1600s.Feb 18, 2025
Discover Magazine (Pay Wall)4 Megalosaurus Fossils Discovered Throughout TimeThe Megalosaurus is essential to paleontology. Learn what discoveries made this dinosaur important.Feb 17, 2025
Discover Magazine (Pay Wall)The Strongest and Weirdest Teeth Seen in the Animal KingdomA look at the strongest, biggest, most numerous, and just weirdest dental situations on the planet.Feb 17, 2025
Discover Magazine (Pay Wall)How Deep Time Can Help You Handle Modern TimesSometimes last month feels like a long time ago, but considering our planet, the long perspective can really help.Feb 17, 2025
Discover Magazine (Pay Wall)How Does Earth’s Magnetic Field Work?Learn how forces deep underground generate a protective bubble between us and space.Feb 17, 2025
Discover Magazine (Pay Wall)Mirror Molecules Can Treat Diseases, but Mirror Life Could Kill Us AllScientists warn of taking mirror molecules too far. Learn more about their benefits and risks.Feb 17, 2025
Discover Magazine (Pay Wall)Food Can Trigger Positive and Negative Emotions — Here's How To Regulate ItLearn more about how food impacts our mood and emotions as well as our physical health.Feb 15, 2025
Discover Magazine (Pay Wall)Planetary Evolution May be the Reason for Human Life, and Life ElsewhereA new theory suggests windows of opportunity, not a series of improbable events may have helped humans gain a foothold in the universe.Feb 14, 2025
Discover Magazine (Pay Wall)White Dwarf Star Explosions May Offer Clues on Dark EnergyLearn about the explosions that often occur at the end of a white dwarf star's life, allowing scientists to study the acceleration of the universe.Feb 14, 2025
Discover Magazine (Pay Wall)Vulnerability Increases for Crab, Squid, and Other Marine Species in California WatersAs climate change threatens ecosystems and economies, scientists and fisheries work together to manage imminent changes.Feb 14, 2025
Discover Magazine (Pay Wall)Marine Fungi Could Eat Plastic Pollution, Helping to Clean Our Oceans and BeachesLearn more about the marine fungi that could be conditioned to help clean up Hawai’i’s beaches.Feb 14, 2025
Discover Magazine (Pay Wall)Conditions are Right for a Valentine’s Northern Lights Show — Here's Where to See ItThis February 14, 2025, a solar storm will fuel the Aurora Borealis, creating an opportunity for a romantic moment.Feb 14, 2025
Discover Magazine (Pay Wall)Carbon Nanotube Particle Accelerators Could Outmuscle LHCAn exotic new approach could shrink kilometer-scale machines into table-top devices.Feb 14, 2025
Discover Magazine (Pay Wall)Ancient Societies Used Clay Rat Traps and Oils for Pest ControlAncient people weren’t immune to bothersome pests. Learn about the different methods and tools they used to stay pest-free.Feb 14, 2025
Discover Magazine (Pay Wall)Ancient Egyptian Mummies Smell Spicy and Sweet Instead of Musty or MoldyLearn how unpacking olfactory elements helps researchers understand mummy preservation techniques, and how you could one day smell a mummy yourself.Feb 14, 2025
Discover Magazine (Pay Wall)Your Post-Meal Sugar Cravings May Have an Evolutionary PurposeLearn more about how craving sugar after dinner might actually have a biological explanation.Feb 13, 2025
Discover Magazine (Pay Wall)Lake Mead Water Levels Drop Again as Snow Drought Takes Over Western U.S.Learn more about the snow drought impacting the western U.S. and what that means for vital water sources.Feb 13, 2025
Discover Magazine (Pay Wall)There's a Growing Number of Lung Cancer Cases From People Who’ve Never SmokedAir pollution might be playing an increasing role in causing the disease.Feb 13, 2025
Discover Magazine (Pay Wall)Jumping Exercises May Keep Astronauts' Cartilage Strong For SpacewalksLearn about a new study that shows jumping exercises, are activities that may help astronauts maintain endurance in space.Feb 13, 2025
Discover Magazine (Pay Wall)What 500-Year-Old Transylvanian Diaries Teach Us About the ClimateAccounts from the 16th century show how extreme climate events affected communities — and could help us prepare for the future.Feb 13, 2025
Discover Magazine (Pay Wall)Ozempic Shows Promise in Reducing Alcohol CravingsSemaglutide, the active ingredient in both Ozempic and Wegovy, could be a possible treatment for alcohol abuse.Feb 13, 2025
Discover Magazine (Pay Wall)6 Healthy Changes That Can Remove the Need to Take SupplementsDiscover how you can keep yourself healthy without resorting to supplements.Feb 13, 2025
Discover Magazine (Pay Wall)Ice Age Europeans Ate Their Enemies Around 18,000 Years AgoLearn more about the Magdalenian peoples, who left traces of dissection and cannibalism on bones in a cave in Poland.Feb 12, 2025
Discover Magazine (Pay Wall)Earth’s Inner Core Is Slowing Down — and May Not Be Entirely SolidThe surprise discovery of earth’s core composition may debunk previous assumptions on the solidity of the planet.Feb 12, 2025
Discover Magazine (Pay Wall)The Key Ingredients to Healthy Romantic RelationshipsLearn more about the small, intimate things you can do to build a lasting relationship.Feb 12, 2025
Discover Magazine (Pay Wall)149-Million-Year-Old Fossil Pushes Origins of Birds to the Jurassic PeriodPinpointing when birds diverged completely from dinosaurs has long remained a paleontological mystery.Feb 12, 2025
Discover Magazine (Pay Wall)A Rapidly Warming Earth May Breach the Paris Agreement Within the DecadeLearn about two studies that anticipate a fast-approaching breach of the Paris Agreement, as temperatures on Earth begin to trend toward 1.5 degrees C above pre-industrial levels.Feb 12, 2025
Discover Magazine (Pay Wall)From a Healthy Heart to Improved Mood, Here's How Water Gives Your Body a BoostWater is essential for life. Find out why it’s important and how much you really need.Feb 12, 2025
Discover Magazine (Pay Wall)How Does Stress Impact Listening? For Mice, They Don't Hear as WellIf you aren’t a good listener when you’re stressed, you aren’t alone. Mice aren’t either.Feb 12, 2025