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- The Modern Lives of Ancient Symbols https://www.discovermagazine.com/planet-earth/the-modern-lives-of-ancient-symbols 13 comments
- Paleontologists from Brazil found South America's second-ever specimen of a tiger-like tetrapod called Pampaphoneus. The 800-pound animal lived during the Permian Period (before the dinosaurs) and would have dominated the terrestrial food chain. https://www.discovermagazine.com/the-sciences/the-880-pound-killer-that-terrorized-the-age-before-the-dinosaurs 10 comments science
- Archaeologists have found rounded stones in Stone Age sites around the world and a recent analysis confirmed that early humans created the spheres intentionally. This research could further our understanding of early human technology. https://www.discovermagazine.com/the-sciences/who-or-what-made-these-mysterious-stone-balls-found-at-ancient-sites 61 comments science
- What did neanderthals evolve from? https://www.discovermagazine.com/the-sciences/what-did-neanderthals-evolve-from 8 comments anthropology
- Yes, Glitter Really is Bad for the Environment https://www.discovermagazine.com/environment/yes-glitter-really-is-bad-for-the-environment 23 comments environment
- What Would the Sun Sound Like If We Could Hear It On Earth? https://www.discovermagazine.com/the-sciences/what-would-the-sun-sound-like-if-we-could-hear-it-on-earth 95 comments space
- Warm Waters Are Causing The Earth To Dim - Satellite data reveals that cloud cover is disappearing over the Pacific, leading to less reflectivity https://www.discovermagazine.com/environment/warm-waters-are-causing-the-earth-to-dim 13 comments futurology
- Denmark is Building an ‘Energy Island’. By 2030, an artificial landmass far off the country’s western coast will channel green electricity from a vast network of wind turbines and transmit it to the mainland — enough to power 3 million homes at first, and later 10 million. https://www.discovermagazine.com/environment/denmark-is-building-an-energy-island 9 comments environment
- Are We Ready for the Next Big Solar Storm? - The biggest geomagnetic storm in recorded history happened more than 150 years ago. Now, we’re entering yet another period of solar maximum. https://www.discovermagazine.com/the-sciences/are-we-ready-for-the-next-big-solar-storm 8 comments space
- Are We Ready for the Next Big Solar Storm? - The biggest geomagnetic storm in recorded history happened more than 150 years ago. Now, we’re entering yet another period of solar maximum. https://www.discovermagazine.com/the-sciences/are-we-ready-for-the-next-big-solar-storm 7 comments technology
- Psychedelics Could Be the Future of Psychotherapy https://www.discovermagazine.com/mind/psychedelics-could-be-the-future-of-psychotherapy 35 comments worldnews
- Wild marmots have been seen teaching captive bred marmots how to live in the wild https://www.discovermagazine.com/planet-earth/marmots-are-teaching-their-captive-bred-friends-how-to-live-in-the-wild 27 comments worldnews
- Do Positive Affirmations Work? — When a woman started lying to her brain, she began healing. She turned to research and experts to understand how affirmations might help. https://www.discovermagazine.com/mind/do-positive-affirmations-work 19 comments cogsci
- The Asteroid Belt: Wreckage of a Destroyed Planet or Something Else? https://www.discovermagazine.com/the-sciences/the-asteroid-belt-wreckage-of-a-destroyed-planet-or-something-else?share=email 22 comments space
- NASA's new nuclear reactor could change space exploration https://www.discovermagazine.com/the-sciences/nasas-new-nuclear-reactor-could-change-space-exploration?utm_source=dscfb&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=dscfb 24 comments space
- After decades of exploration in nature’s smallest domains, physicists have finally found evidence that anyons exist. First predicted by theorists in the early 1980s, these particle-like objects only arise in realms confined to two dimensions https://www.discovermagazine.com/the-sciences/physicists-prove-anyons-exist-a-third-type-of-particle-in-the-universe 228 comments science
- Solar Panel Waste: The Dark Side of Clean Energy https://www.discovermagazine.com/environment/solar-panel-waste-the-dark-side-of-clean-energy 8 comments technology
- How Elon Musk's Historic Launch Changes the Future of Space Exploration https://www.discovermagazine.com/the-sciences/how-elon-musks-historic-launch-changes-the-future-of-space-exploration 14 comments space
- Google Reveals Major Hidden Weakness In Machine Learning https://www.discovermagazine.com/technology/google-reveals-major-hidden-weakness-in-machine-learning 4 comments technology
- Delta-8-THC Promises to Get You High Without the Paranoia or Anxiety https://www.discovermagazine.com/health/delta-8-thc-promises-to-get-you-high-without-the-paranoia-or-anxiety 240 comments worldnews
- Pluto Has Likely Maintained an Underground Liquid Ocean for Billions of Years https://www.discovermagazine.com/the-sciences/pluto-has-likely-maintained-an-underground-liquid-ocean-for-billions-of 11 comments space
- Building the Perfect Profanity - " Sticking -pig or -mouth to the end of your favoured swear word will probably have the desired effect, according to the work, while adding -newspaper or -fireplace could leave your insult falling flat." https://www.discovermagazine.com/mind/building-the-perfect-profanity 52 comments linguistics
- New Study Finds Overactive Brain Waves Cause a Common Movement Disorder Called Essential Tremor https://www.discovermagazine.com/mind/new-study-says-essential-tremor-is-caused-by-overactive-brain-waves 3 comments science
- Thirdhand Smoke: Study Finds Smokers’ Clothes are Carrying Cigarette Chemicals Indoors https://www.discovermagazine.com/health/thirdhand-smoke-study-finds-smokers-clothes-are-carrying-cigarette-chemicals 40 comments science
- NASA is asking astrophotographers and the public to help document light pollution from Starlink satellites amid growing concerns that a surge in LEO spacecraft will interfere with astronomical observations. This week, the Russian Academy of Sciences said they're bringing their concerns to the UN. https://www.discovermagazine.com/the-sciences/nasa-wants-you-to-photograph-starlink-satellites-with-your-smartphone 219 comments space
- Could Alien Life Travel on Interstellar Asteroids and Comets like 'Oumuamua? https://www.discovermagazine.com/the-sciences/could-alien-life-travel-on-interstellar-asteroids-and-comets-like-oumuamua 5 comments space
- A new study found that wolf pups will pick up and retrieve balls thrown by humans with whom they are unfamiliar — indicating a willingness to play with people, a trait that could be older than domestic dogs themselves. https://www.discovermagazine.com/planet-earth/can-wolves-play-fetch-yes-but-researchers-dont-know-why 84 comments science
- New studies of preserved specimens reveal that there are at least 15 more species of parasitic wasps than previously thought. The larvae of these insects eat their host spiders while simultaneously controlling their minds https://www.discovermagazine.com/planet-earth/researchers-discover-15-new-parasitic-wasps-that-mind-control-spiders 3 comments science
- Scientists Brought Brains Brought Back to Life Four Hours After Death https://www.discovermagazine.com/mind/scientists-brought-brains-brought-back-to-life-four-hours-after-death 66 comments worldnews
- Scientists Find the Universe's First Molecule https://www.discovermagazine.com/the-sciences/scientists-find-the-universes-first-molecule 18 comments science
- Smaller than a sparrow, a 99-million-year-old bird preserved in a piece of Burmese amber has traits not seen in any other bird, living or extinct. The animal’s third toe is extremely elongated — longer than the entire lower leg bone. The new fossil is the first avian species recognized from amber. https://www.discovermagazine.com/planet-earth/this-99-million-year-old-bird-trapped-in-amber-had-a-mystifying-toe 631 comments science
- Scientists Just Created a Bacteria That Eats CO2 to Reduce Greenhouse Gases https://www.discovermagazine.com/environment/scientists-just-created-a-bacteria-that-eats-co2-to-reduce-greenhouse-gases 6 comments science
- Stanford researchers studying MDMA say they’ve identified separate brain pathways that activate addiction and social behavior. The finding suggests an altered form of the drug might one day give users a social boost without the risk of addiction. https://www.discovermagazine.com/mind/trip-therapy-scientists-pin-down-how-mdma-works-in-the-brain 22 comments science
- Climate negotiators in Madrid are trying to avoid 2 meters of sea level rise, but research suggests 10 times that is already inevitable. https://www.discovermagazine.com/environment/with-sea-level-rise-weve-already-hurtled-past-a-point-of-no-return 15 comments worldnews
- Earth May Be a 1-in-700-Quintillion Kind of Place https://www.discovermagazine.com/the-sciences/earth-may-be-a-1-in-700-quintillion-kind-of-place 58 comments space
- Scientists engineered a strain of E. coli that eats carbon dioxide and turns it into energy as part of a project to create bacteria that can help combat climate change. "The relatively small number of genetic changes required to make this transition was surprising," one team member said. https://www.discovermagazine.com/environment/scientists-just-created-a-bacteria-that-eats-co2-to-reduce-greenhouse-gases 5 comments science
- Scientists just recorded a blue whale's heart beat for the first time, according to a new study. On dives, the 400-pound heart of the world's largest animal sometimes beat just twice in a minute, putting its giant organ near the limit of what scientists think is possible. https://www.discovermagazine.com/planet-earth/first-recording-of-a-blue-whales-heart-shows-ultra-slow-heartbeat 351 comments science
- Earth May Be a 1-in-700-Quintillion Kind of Place https://www.discovermagazine.com/the-sciences/earth-may-be-a-1-in-700-quintillion-kind-of-place 18 comments science
- While We Worry About Honeybees, Other Pollinators Are Disappearing https://www.discovermagazine.com/environment/while-we-worry-about-honeybees-other-pollinators-are-disappearing 23 comments worldnews
- Iranian veterinarians whittled dog bones into pins that they successfully used to fix broken pigeon wings and get the birds flying again. The team says little research has been done on surgical techniques to repair such fractures, and the method should work on many kinds of birds. https://www.discovermagazine.com/planet-earth/scientists-whittled-mammal-bones-and-used-them-to-fix-broken-pigeon-wings 16 comments science