Discover Magazine

• These Two Ancient Human Species Lived in Tandem Around 2.8 Million Years Ago
  Posted on Wednesday August 13, 2025
  Learn more about the handful of tooth fossils that complicate the history of humans in northeastern Ethiopia. Continue Reading »
• 300 Mysterious Bright Objects in Space May Include Galaxies From the Early Universe
  Posted on Wednesday August 13, 2025
  Learn about the ongoing mystery of 300 bright objects discovered in deep space, some of which may be galaxies that formed in the early universe. Continue Reading »
• Ancient Shark-Like Whale Roamed Australia’s Surf Coast 26 Million Years Ago
  Posted on Wednesday August 13, 2025
  Meet Janjucetus dullardi, an early cousin of today’s whales that roamed the sea 26 million years ago. Continue Reading »
• Invisible Mice Do Exist – Here’s How Dye Used in Doritos Made it Happen
  Posted on Wednesday August 13, 2025
  Are invisible mice real? Doritos dye can make tissue temporarily see-through in the right conditions. Continue Reading »
• Staying Out Late on the Weekends Could Make Sleep Apnea Worse
  Posted on Wednesday August 13, 2025
  Learn more about a rising health concern known as social apnea, which is caused by staying out too late on weekends and not getting enough restorative sleep. This new concern could make sleep apnea and other illnesses more severe. Continue Reading »
• What Exactly Is Long COVID? Different Definitions Make Diagnosis and Treatment Difficult
  Posted on Wednesday August 13, 2025
  Learn why the lack of a single, standard definition of long COVID poses a problem for researchers and clinicians. Continue Reading »
• Viking Silver Hoard Reveals How Silver Coins From the Middle East ​Ended Up in England
  Posted on Tuesday August 12, 2025
  Learn about the extent of the Viking trade network as reflected in the Bedale hoard, containing silver from Western Europe and the Middle East. Continue Reading »
• New Salamander-Like Species, Saber-Toothed Predator, and Others Uncovered From Permian Period
  Posted on Tuesday August 12, 2025
  Learn more about the new species uncovered from the Permian Period and what they can tell us about the world during the Great Dying. Continue Reading »
• A Mini Loch Ness Monster Look-Alike Lived in Arizona Around 220 Million Years Ago
  Posted on Tuesday August 12, 2025
  Meet Akidostropheus oligos, a real aquatic reptile from North America that looked a lot like the legendary Nessie, only substantially smaller. Continue Reading »
• A Second Planet Parade Will Spread Across the Sky This 2025 — Here's What to Look Out For
  Posted on Tuesday August 12, 2025
  Find out how to watch the second planet parade of the year, as six planets and the moon prepare to align in the sky starting on August 18, 2025. Continue Reading »
• Conch Shell Blowing Could Be a Low-Cost Way to Ease Sleep Apnea Symptoms
  Posted on Tuesday August 12, 2025
  A traditional conch shell exercise is showing surprising benefits for people with obstructive sleep apnea. Continue Reading »
• Neanderthal Workshop Full of Animal Remains and Butchering Tools Unearthed
  Posted on Tuesday August 12, 2025
  Learn more about a Neanderthal "workshop" that was likely used to butcher and process animals.  Continue Reading »
• This Plateosaurus Fossil Is the Deepest Ever Found and Weighed More than Two Mini Coopers
  Posted on Monday August 11, 2025
  Learn more about Plateosaurus engelhardti, the deepest fossil ever found at nearly 9,000 feet below sea level.  Continue Reading »
• Interstellar Mission to a Black Hole Could Be Possible in 20 to 30 Years
  Posted on Monday August 11, 2025
  Learn more about the discovery of a nearby black hole that we could be exploring in the coming decades.  Continue Reading »
• Elephants Ask Humans for Food Using Non-Verbal Gestures — A First in Non-Primates
  Posted on Monday August 11, 2025
  Learn more about how elephants have been using non-verbal gestures to communicate with humans, the first of this complex method documented in non-primates. Continue Reading »
• Submarine Landslide May Have Contributed to This Devastating 1957 Tsunami
  Posted on Saturday August 09, 2025
  Learn more about the research team that discovered a submarine landslide in the Aleutian Trench, and how it may have contributed to a tsunami that devastated parts of Alaska and Hawaii. Continue Reading »
• Chikungunya Virus Cases Swell in China — Here's What to Know About the Mosquito-Borne Disease
  Posted on Friday August 08, 2025
  Follow the current Chikungunya virus outbreak in China, and learn why the mosquito-borne disease is on the rise. Continue Reading »
• Finger Amputations Are Surprisingly Common, and Toes May Be the Best Replacements 
  Posted on Friday August 08, 2025
  If you’ve got a toe to spare, surgeons say it might just be the best swap-out that nature has to offer. Continue Reading »
• A Comet Could’ve Caused Rapid Climate Shift Around 12,800 Years Ago
  Posted on Friday August 08, 2025
  Learn more about the Younger Dryas event, an ancient climate change catastrophe that’s typically attributed to glacial meltwater. Continue Reading »
• French Fries May be Linked to Diabetes, But Mashed, or Baked Potatoes Still Fit in a Healthy Diet
  Posted on Friday August 08, 2025
  Learn why potatoes can still fit into a healthy diet if cooked and paired wisely. Continue Reading »