https://www.discovermagazine.com/rss/allDiscover satisfies everyday curiosity with relevant and approachable science news, feature articles, photos and more.Sun, 19 Jul 2026 20:24:08 GMThttps://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.htmlDiscover Magazine RSS Feed GeneratorenCopyright © 2026 Discover Magazine Inc.https://www.discovermagazine.com/nasa-s-viking-i-landed-on-mars-50-years-ago-and-transformed-the-search-for-life-49405https://www.discovermagazine.com/nasa-s-viking-i-landed-on-mars-50-years-ago-and-transformed-the-search-for-life-49405Sat, 18 Jul 2026 14:00:00 GMTLearn more about Viking I and Viking II and how these missions changed what we know about Mars.&nbsp;The Scienceshttps://www.discovermagazine.com/slowing-biological-aging-may-be-glp-1-drugs-next-medical-frontier-49406https://www.discovermagazine.com/slowing-biological-aging-may-be-glp-1-drugs-next-medical-frontier-49406Fri, 17 Jul 2026 22:45:00 GMTLearn how studying DNA-based age markers in people with HIV helps us understand how GLP-1 drugs could slow molecular clocks.Healthhttps://www.discovermagazine.com/the-dinosaur-killing-asteroid-may-have-came-from-a-rare-class-of-meteorites-49410https://www.discovermagazine.com/the-dinosaur-killing-asteroid-may-have-came-from-a-rare-class-of-meteorites-49410Fri, 17 Jul 2026 22:15:00 GMTLearn more about the rare composition of the Chicxulub impactor.&nbsp;The Scienceshttps://www.discovermagazine.com/an-obscure-asteroid-turns-out-to-be-a-dark-comet-a-mysterious-group-of-hidden-comets-49409https://www.discovermagazine.com/an-obscure-asteroid-turns-out-to-be-a-dark-comet-a-mysterious-group-of-hidden-comets-49409Fri, 17 Jul 2026 22:00:00 GMTLearn about an object in space that has emerged as a dark comet, displaying a much fainter glow than most comets.&nbsp;The Scienceshttps://www.discovermagazine.com/a-tiny-electrical-gate-in-nerve-cells-may-be-behind-excessive-sweating-49408https://www.discovermagazine.com/a-tiny-electrical-gate-in-nerve-cells-may-be-behind-excessive-sweating-49408Fri, 17 Jul 2026 21:45:00 GMTLearn how an inherited genetic change may cause excessive sweating by making the nerves that control sweat glands respond too strongly.Healthhttps://www.discovermagazine.com/nearly-4-000-years-ago-egyptian-princesses-took-bows-and-blades-to-their-graves-and-may-have-used-them-in-life-49407https://www.discovermagazine.com/nearly-4-000-years-ago-egyptian-princesses-took-bows-and-blades-to-their-graves-and-may-have-used-them-in-life-49407Fri, 17 Jul 2026 21:21:00 GMTLearn how the bones of ancient Egyptian princesses suggest they trained with the bows, arrows, and blades buried beside them.The Scienceshttps://www.discovermagazine.com/1-3-billion-years-vanished-from-the-grand-canyon-s-rock-record-a-cold-case-that-has-puzzled-geologists-since-the-1860s-49392https://www.discovermagazine.com/1-3-billion-years-vanished-from-the-grand-canyon-s-rock-record-a-cold-case-that-has-puzzled-geologists-since-the-1860s-49392Fri, 17 Jul 2026 17:57:00 GMTLearn why the Great Unconformity is a major mystery in the Grand Canyon, how geologists are trying to crack the case, and how it may exist in your own backyard.&nbsp;The Scienceshttps://www.discovermagazine.com/long-covid-may-injure-the-brain-s-dopamine-system-the-first-images-of-shackleton-s-last-ship-and-a-new-species-of-monkey-discovered-49404https://www.discovermagazine.com/long-covid-may-injure-the-brain-s-dopamine-system-the-first-images-of-shackleton-s-last-ship-and-a-new-species-of-monkey-discovered-49404Fri, 17 Jul 2026 16:41:00 GMTDiscover the top stories from July 11 to July 17, 2026, including new details about the effects of long COVID and ​an elusive orange-faced ​monkey species.The Scienceshttps://www.discovermagazine.com/a-full-moon-may-hide-the-faint-meteors-of-the-2026-southern-delta-aquariids-here-s-how-to-see-them-anyway-49395https://www.discovermagazine.com/a-full-moon-may-hide-the-faint-meteors-of-the-2026-southern-delta-aquariids-here-s-how-to-see-them-anyway-49395Thu, 16 Jul 2026 23:00:00 GMTLearn more about the 2026 Southern Delta Aquariids meteor shower, when it will peak, and the best place to see them.&nbsp;The Scienceshttps://www.discovermagazine.com/bones-from-underwater-caves-may-hold-new-clues-to-ancient-megafauna-49393https://www.discovermagazine.com/bones-from-underwater-caves-may-hold-new-clues-to-ancient-megafauna-49393Thu, 16 Jul 2026 22:30:00 GMTResearchers identified telltale &quot;fingerprints&quot; left by different cave environments that could help reconstruct the history of megafauna fossils.The Scienceshttps://www.discovermagazine.com/rocky-planet-48-light-years-away-may-be-first-in-a-habitable-zone-with-a-confirmed-atmosphere-49391https://www.discovermagazine.com/rocky-planet-48-light-years-away-may-be-first-in-a-habitable-zone-with-a-confirmed-atmosphere-49391Thu, 16 Jul 2026 22:00:00 GMTLearn how astronomers confirmed an atmosphere on rocky exoplanet LHS 1140 b, located 48 light-years away in its star&rsquo;s habitable zone.The Scienceshttps://www.discovermagazine.com/a-new-orange-faced-monkey-was-discovered-deep-in-the-congo-and-it-may-already-be-endangered-49390https://www.discovermagazine.com/a-new-orange-faced-monkey-was-discovered-deep-in-the-congo-and-it-may-already-be-endangered-49390Thu, 16 Jul 2026 21:30:00 GMTLearn more about <em>Colobus congoensis</em>, the fifth new monkey species discovered in Africa in the last 75 years.Planet Earthhttps://www.discovermagazine.com/we-ve-barely-mapped-the-observable-universe-but-human-curiosity-is-driving-the-biggest-maps-ever-made-49394https://www.discovermagazine.com/we-ve-barely-mapped-the-observable-universe-but-human-curiosity-is-driving-the-biggest-maps-ever-made-49394Thu, 16 Jul 2026 20:48:00 GMTLearn more about space exploration, the tools we use to search the stars, what we&rsquo;ve found so far, and the overview effect, a phenomenon many astronauts, including Sunita Williams, experience when looking down at Earth from space.The Scienceshttps://www.discovermagazine.com/a-medici-duke-s-1587-death-fueled-centuries-of-poisoning-rumors-now-ancient-dna-points-to-malaria-49389https://www.discovermagazine.com/a-medici-duke-s-1587-death-fueled-centuries-of-poisoning-rumors-now-ancient-dna-points-to-malaria-49389Thu, 16 Jul 2026 18:32:00 GMTLearn how ancient DNA found in Medici family bones in Tuscany links two brothers&rsquo; deaths to malaria and challenges centuries of poisoning rumors.The Scienceshttps://www.discovermagazine.com/elephants-may-hear-ground-vibrations-through-their-bones-helping-them-to-communicate-over-6-miles-49385https://www.discovermagazine.com/elephants-may-hear-ground-vibrations-through-their-bones-helping-them-to-communicate-over-6-miles-49385Wed, 15 Jul 2026 22:15:00 GMTLearn how elephants use their unique ear anatomy to detect ground vibrations and communicate across long distances.Planet Earthhttps://www.discovermagazine.com/blood-vessel-on-a-chip-models-can-now-grow-and-redirect-new-capillaries-49388https://www.discovermagazine.com/blood-vessel-on-a-chip-models-can-now-grow-and-redirect-new-capillaries-49388Wed, 15 Jul 2026 21:59:00 GMTLearn how mechanical stretching helped lab-grown vessels sprout and redirect new capillaries, a step toward keeping engineered tissues alive.Healthhttps://www.discovermagazine.com/human-language-may-be-secretly-built-around-safety-challenging-decades-of-thinking-49380https://www.discovermagazine.com/human-language-may-be-secretly-built-around-safety-challenging-decades-of-thinking-49380Wed, 15 Jul 2026 21:44:00 GMTLearn more about a new study challenging the commonly held belief that language is wired more for danger than for safety.&nbsp;Mindhttps://www.discovermagazine.com/archaeologist-turns-over-a-stone-and-finds-a-roman-guardian-hidden-near-hadrian-s-wall-for-1-600-years-49386https://www.discovermagazine.com/archaeologist-turns-over-a-stone-and-finds-a-roman-guardian-hidden-near-hadrian-s-wall-for-1-600-years-49386Wed, 15 Jul 2026 20:55:00 GMTLearn how a third-generation archaeologist uncovered a rare Roman guardian beneath a barrack near Hadrian&rsquo;s Wall after more than 1,600 years.The Scienceshttps://www.discovermagazine.com/as-voyager-1-nears-a-historic-distance-nasa-continues-shutting-down-instruments-49387https://www.discovermagazine.com/as-voyager-1-nears-a-historic-distance-nasa-continues-shutting-down-instruments-49387Wed, 15 Jul 2026 20:40:00 GMTLearn more about Voyager 1, when it is going to hit one light-day from Earth, and what will happen to it as it reaches deeper into space.&nbsp;The Scienceshttps://www.discovermagazine.com/t-rex-tooth-marks-emerged-from-a-wyoming-bonebed-of-3-000-fossils-along-with-one-deceptive-bite-49383https://www.discovermagazine.com/t-rex-tooth-marks-emerged-from-a-wyoming-bonebed-of-3-000-fossils-along-with-one-deceptive-bite-49383Wed, 15 Jul 2026 18:00:00 GMTLearn how a Cretaceous Wyoming bonebed preserved real <em id="isPasted">Tyrannosaurus</em> <em>rex</em> tooth marks alongside a dinosaur jaw that only appeared to have been bitten.The Sciences