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Content by Paul Smaglik

Paul Smaglik

Before joining Discover Magazine, Paul Smaglik spent over 20 years as a science journalist, specializing in U.S. life science policy and global scientific career issues. He began his career in newspapers, but switched to scientific magazines. His work has appeared in publications including Science News, Science, Nature, and Scientific American.
Narrow-band image of the Sun as seen with VTF
The Inouye Solar Telescope Can Now Visualize Eruptions on the Sun’s Surface
Hell ant fossil
113-Million-Year-Old Hell Ant Fossil Breaks Age Record for Such Insects
Continental drift speeds up
Global Thaw 10,000 Years Ago May Have Fueled Volcanoes and Sped Up Continental Drift
Lung cancer cell
Cancer Mortality Rates Declined Over the Past 20 Years in the United States
Megafauna mobility: Assessing the foraging range of an extinct macropodid from central eastern Queensland, Australia
Giant Kangaroos' Weight at 375 Pounds and Limited Roaming Likely Led to Their Extinction
Lion bite marks
Ancient Bite Wounds Confirm Roman Gladiators Did Fight Lions in Combat
Micro-dosing psychedelics
Microdosing Psychedelics as Treatment Could Increase Flexible Thinking
Disintegrating Planet
A Disintegrating Planet Is Shedding Matter and Has a Comet-Like Tail
Youth mental health declining
Youth Happiness Levels Have Declined Before, During, and After COVID-19 Pandemic
Brain activity for lucid dreaming
Understanding Lucid Dreaming Could Provide Therapeutic Benefits
Medieval human remains
More Than 300 Skeletons Uncovered From Medieval and Post-Medieval Eras in UK
Artist's impression of the exoplanet K2-18b
JWST May Have Found Strongest Evidence of Life on Exoplanet K2-18b

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