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Bad Astronomy

Dragon*Con

In just a few short hours I’ll be on a plane winging my way to ...

Discoblog

To Do: Find New Bug Species on EBay, Name It After Self

It’s not the first time someone has discovered a new species on eBay, but ...

Bad Astronomy

Coast to Coast AM interview tonight!

I’ll be on the Coast to Coast AM radio show tonight from 11:00 - ...

Better Planet

Denver: Green as Hell

Even Fox News, in its sweetly guarded, vulnerability-fearing way, is ...

Discoblog

Woman Looks at Baby Photo and Sees Cancer from 4,000 Miles Away

A British woman correctly identified a baby’s eye cancer from 4,300 ...

Articles

The Race to Save the Hubble Telescope

An inside look at what may be the toughest space mission ever attempted.

Oldsters' New Fountain of Youth: Video Games

Some specially tailored games seem to help preserve mental fitness.

Smell Your Way to Happiness

An ancient type of incense seems to act like an antidepressant drug when injected.

Beach Grass: Savior or Destroyer?

These shore-lining grasses can protect a weak coastline, or harm a thriving one.

Can Future Olympic Cities Go Greener Than Beijing?

After China's last-minute push to clean up for the games, the next three hosts aim to do better.

Departments

20 Things You Didn't Know About...

Telescopes

From Galileo to the Hubble, viewing space has come a long way.

The Brain

How Your Brain Can Control Time

The three methods your mind uses to reverse, speed, and even slow the minutes.

Think Tech

The Future Is Now for Rechargeable Laptop Batteries

A space-age battery is about to revolutionize portable computing.

Better Planet

Want to Save the Trees? Try Paying People Not to Chop Them Down.

A few test projects show that landowners protect forest when it's valuable to them.

What Is This?

The World's Tiniest Pickup Sticks?

Hint: It was originally developed to treat hypertension and angina.

Discover Interview

Fighting for the Right to Clone

Stem cell and cloning guru Robert Lanza has battled the Catholic Church, the White House, and violent protesters.

Vital Signs

Treating Disease in the Big Easy

A patient’s abdominal pain challenges doctors in post-Katrina New Orleans.

Reviews

The Most Baffling Scientific Mysteries of Our Time

A new book explores what we still don't know about science.

On The Nightstand

Vernor Vinge

A science fiction giant reveals his reading list.

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