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- How Apollo Astronauts Didn’t Get Lost Going to the Moon http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/vintagespace/2019/06/15/how-apollo-astronauts-didnt-get-lost-going-to-the-moon/ 2 comments
- Chelyabinsk Meteorite Collided With Asteroid Before Hitting Earth http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/d-brief/2014/05/22/chelyabinsk-meteorite-collided-with-asteroid-before-hitting-earth 3 comments
- The Water That The Coast Guard Won’t Save You From http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/but-not-simpler/2014/05/16/water-coast-guard-wont-save/#.U3ed4i_c0wU 49 comments
- Store-bought tomatoes taste bland, and scientists have discovered a gene that gives tomatoes their flavor is actually missing in about 93 percent of modern, domesticated varieties. The discovery may help bring flavor back to tomatoes you can pick up in the produce section. http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/d-brief/2019/05/13/tasty-store-bought-tomatoes-are-making-a-comeback/ 2801 comments science
- Sun bears, the smallest bear species, mimic the facial expressions of their peers. Until recently, only humans and gorillas, who are both highly social creatures, have been shown to do that. http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/d-brief/2019/03/21/32924/#.xjon_rnkhty 16 comments science
- A general anesthetic can weaken emotionally disturbing memories. The find could lead to a way to treat psychiatric disorders like phobias and anxiety. http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/d-brief/2019/03/20/scientists-weaken-traumatic-memories-with-anesthetics/#.xjkzgrnkhty 2 comments science
- A bacteria that commonly causes gum infections also seems to be causing Alzheimer's. Many scientists suspected the disease was caused by a bacterial infection, and when scientists gave P. gingivalis to mice, the rodents developed memory loss and amyloid beta plaque. A treatment is now being tested. http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/d-brief/2019/01/23/dental-infection-may-spur-alzheimers-disease/#.xekbfc9khty 90 comments science
- Safe injection sites for drug addicts can save lives after all. A scientific journal just retracted a widely reported recent study that claimed supervised drug use sites did not reduce overdose deaths. http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/d-brief/2018/09/27/safe-injection-sites-do-save-lives-after-all/#.w7l8o2honyu 19 comments science
- The Naked Sun — Where Have All Its Spots Gone? http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/imageo/2018/02/06/the-sun-is-naked-where-did-its-spots-go/#.wog44qinhb0 5 comments space
- A new study in the journal Science takes a look at how fruit flies quickly and efficiently sort out and identify different smells. Their neural architecture is so well-designed in fact, that it could hold the key to more effective similarity searches. http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/d-brief/2017/11/09/fruit-fly-brains-help-search-algorithms/#.whczykqnguk 3 comments science
- A four-year-old captive beluga whale was moved to a new facility in the Koktebel dolphinarium in Crimea where her only companions were dolphins. She started imitating the unique signature whistles of the dolphins and stopped making a signature beluga call altogether. http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/inkfish/2017/10/20/beluga-living-with-dolphins-swaps-her-calls-for-theirs/ 438 comments science
- Your Brain on Politics: The Cognitive Neuroscience of Liberals and Conservatives http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/intersection/2011/09/07/your-brain-on-politics-the-cognitive-neuroscience-of-liberals-and-conservatives/#.wjt1cfkrkim 3 comments politics
- New review article concludes that there really wasn't anything anatomically special about Einstein's brain. http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/neuroskeptic/2014/05/24/myth-einsteins-brain/#.u4tmei9hth4 11 comments science
- ~5300 kitty bones from China show cats became domesticated far earlier, in different region than previously believed http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/d-brief/2013/12/16/cats-became-pets-much-earlier-than-thought-according-to-neolithic-fossils/#.uq9cxfrdteo 5 comments science
- Octopus appears out of nowhere... then scientist reverses film so we can see how well camoflauged the octopus was. Unbelievable! http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/d-brief/?p=3168#.ujx1fhy4mzj 104 comments science
- Scientists announced yesterday that they successfully converted 739 kilobytes of hard drive data in genetic code and then retrieved the content with 100 percent accuracy. http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/?p=42546#.uqqup1y9lcq 1061 comments science
- Antibiotics fuel obesity by creating microbe upheavals http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/notrocketscience/2012/08/23/antibiotics-fuel-obesity-by-creating-microbe-upheavals/ 6 comments science
- We were here. We were here! We were HERE! http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2011/09/06/lro-spots-apollo-landing-sites-in-high-res/ 3 comments reddit.com
- MIT creates a mind control helmet. For mice. No, really. http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/notrocketscience/2011/06/27/mind-control-goes-wireless/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed:+discovermindbrain+(discover+mind+%26+brain) 47 comments science
- Metamaterials Could Help Wirelessly Charge Electronics by Making Space Disappear http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2011/05/25/metamaterials-could-help-wirelessly-charge-electronics-by-making-space-disappear/ 4 comments electronics
- Best science news websites for a layman? http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/ 8 comments askscience
- Are your gut bacteria the boss of you? Mouse study shows these microbes affect the way the brain develops--and could even influence behavior. http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/notrocketscience/2011/01/31/gut-bacteria-steer-the-development-of-the-young-brain/ 8 comments science
- Why seahorses have curved bodies http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2011/01/26/how-the-seahorse-got-its-curvaceous-shape/ 36 comments science
- Um… That “Goldilocks” Exoplanet May Not Exist http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2010/10/12/um-that-goldilocks-exoplanet-may-not-exist/ 7 comments space
- Paint + Sound Waves + High Speed Cameras = Mind-Boggling Beauty http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/discoblog/2010/10/08/paint-sound-waves-high-speed-cameras-mind-boggling-beauty/ 4 comments science
- A tornado made of fire. Seriously. | Bad Astronomy | Discover Magazine http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2010/08/25/a-tornado-made-of-fire-seriously/ 3 comments science
- I had no idea Carl Sagan had published so many papers http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2010/07/27/h-r-diagram-of-media-stars/ 9 comments science
- People of class drink alcohol http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/gnxp/2010/05/people-of-class-drink-alcohol/ 279 comments science
- Akin breakin' Heart. Republicans response to Obama's plan for NASA - Too much reliance on the "Soviet Union" http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2010/04/16/akin-breakin-heart/ 4 comments politics
- What do scientists at Antarctica's research stations do to relax? Play a badass game of rugby on the frozen ocean, of course. (with pics) http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/discoblog/2010/03/23/how-antarcticas-scientists-chill-out-with-a-rugby-match-on-the-ice/ 4 comments science
- The Mother of all Rube Goldberg Machines! http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/discoblog/2010/03/02/the-mother-of-all-rube-goldberg-machines/ 5 comments reddit.com
- ABC news using Autism expert Jenny McCarthy in a recent story on the links between autism and other disorders. Watch the video if you have a strong stomach http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2010/01/06/abc-news-embraces-the-nonsense/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed%3A+badastronomyblog+%28bad+astronomy%29&utm_content=google+reader 8 comments science
- Top Ten Astronomy Pictures of 2009 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2009/12/15/top-ten-astronomy-pictures-of-2009/ 3 comments science
- Buzz Aldrin Speaks Out: Forget the Moon, Let's Head to Mars http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2009/06/26/buzz-aldrin-speaks-out-forget-the-moon-lets-head-to-mars/ 9 comments space
- Texas is only 6000 years old! http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2009/05/06/texas-is-only-6000-years-old/ 17 comments reddit.com
- Antivaxxers make me sick (and will make more people sick in the long run) http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2009/04/24/antivaxxers-make-me-sick/ 15 comments science
- Creationist (heh) Master of Science (haha) degree (HAHAHAHAHA!) | Bad Astronomy | Discover Magazine http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2009/03/20/creationist-heh-master-of-science-haha-degree-hahahahaha/ 12 comments reddit.com
- Quantum Teleportation Is a Go! http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2009/01/23/quantum-teleportation-is-a-go/ 8 comments science
- Top Ten Astronomy Pictures of 2008 (Discover Magazine) http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/?pid=2 2 comments science
- Uncritical thinking kills | Bad Astronomy | Discover Magazine http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/09/11/uncritical-thinking-kills/ 20 comments philosophy