Discoblog
Quirky, funny, and surprising science news from the edge of the known universe.
NCBI ROFL: Suicide and homicide and fluoride.
- February 9, 2012 7:00 PMNCBI ROFL: My research involves watching pigs poop out balloons...hey, why are you running away?
- February 8, 2012 7:00 PMThat's Not a Yawn. It's a Scream Humans Can't Hear.
- February 8, 2012 12:54 PM
80beats
80beats is DISCOVER's news aggregator, weaving together the choicest tidbits from the best articles covering the day's most compelling topics.
Study: Americas + Europe + Asia Will Form Amasia, a Supercontinent in the Arctic
- February 9, 2012 4:08 PMVideo: Coral's Dramatic Yet Slo-Mo Emergence From the Sea Floor
- February 9, 2012 2:05 PMIt's a Shark-Eating Shark--Eating--Shark World
- February 9, 2012 12:02 PM
Bad Astronomy
I am an astronomer, writer, and skeptic. I likes reality the way it is, and I aims to keep it that way. My real name is Phil Plait, and I run the Bad Astronomy blog.
When the Moon hits your apse in a way-cool time lapse
- February 9, 2012 11:00 AMVolcano in taupe
- February 9, 2012 7:00 AMI'm giving a talk at Eastern Michigan University Feb. 15
- February 8, 2012 11:08 AM
The Crux
Bright ideas about important, timely issues in science and technology.
I, Robopsychologist, Part 2: Where Human Brains Far Surpass Computers
- February 9, 2012 10:08 AMI, Robopsychologist, Part 1: Why Robots Need Psychologists
- February 7, 2012 1:38 PMWhy Do We Want Autistic Kids to Have Superpowers?
- February 1, 2012 11:13 AM
The Loom
A blog about life, past and future. Written by DISCOVER contributing editor and columnist Carl Zimmer.
Animal Friendships: My cover story for Time magazine
- February 9, 2012 10:42 AMThe Future of E-books--podcast of my interview on Wisconsin Public Radio
- February 9, 2012 9:31 AMThursday, February 16: Science and social media panel in New York
- February 8, 2012 12:57 PM
Not Exactly Rocket Science
Dive into the awe-inspiring, beautiful and quirky world of science news with award-winning writer Ed Yong. No previous experience required.
Hacking the genome with a MAGE and a CAGE [Repost]
- February 9, 2012 10:00 AMThe Peking Man, and other lost treasures that science wants back
- February 9, 2012 4:16 AMDefeating dengue by releasing mosquitoes with virus-blocking bacteria [Repost]
- February 8, 2012 10:00 AM
Cosmic Variance
Random samplings from a universe of ideas.
How To Think About Quantum Field Theory
- February 7, 2012 3:15 PMA 3.8-Sigma Anomaly
- February 4, 2012 9:33 AMBoycott Elsevier
- January 30, 2012 8:56 AM
Gene Expression
Human evolution, genetics, genomics and their interstices
The Iranian Genome Project
- February 7, 2012 1:54 AMSocialized personal genomics?
- February 6, 2012 12:07 AMA personal note
- February 4, 2012 1:12 PM
Science Not Fiction
The science of futurist technologies—and an excuse to soak in sci-fi TV shows, books, movies, toys, and video games.
The Geek Rapture and Other Musings of William Gibson
- October 17, 2011 1:02 AMWhat Would Humanity Be Like Without Aging?
- September 9, 2011 9:50 AMThe Human Future Remains Unchosen: An Exegesis of Deus Ex: Human Revolution
- September 1, 2011 12:32 PM
The Intersection
Where science collides with life, slams into culture, crashes with politics, and gets totaled.
New Blog URL For The Intersection
- September 27, 2011 7:53 AMThe Intersection Has Officially Moved to Science Progress
- September 15, 2011 9:42 AMFacts Don't Persuade Climate Skeptics--So What Does?
- September 14, 2011 10:54 AM
Visual Science
Follow Rebecca Horne, Discover's photo director, as she scours the known world for the most striking and surprising images at the overlap of science and art.
Patterns of Paper Pollution
- January 14, 2011 9:18 AMHigh Winds, High Altitude, High Ambition
- December 14, 2010 9:33 AMIs That a Rain Forest in Your Gas Tank?
- December 8, 2010 12:38 PM
