Discover Magazine

New Images Show the 60-Foot Crater a SpaceX Rocket Left on the Moon

Wed, 19 Aug 2026 23:00:00 GMT

Learn more about the impact left by the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and the global collaboration that helped experts capture detailed iamges of it.

A Cat’s Strange Grimace May Help Solve a Century-Old Kidney Mystery

Wed, 19 Aug 2026 22:30:00 GMT

Learn how mysterious fat droplets in cat kidneys may help create the chemical calling card hidden in their urine.

Congo's Largest Ebola Outbreak Tops 5,000 Cases as Death Toll Exceeds 2,300

Wed, 19 Aug 2026 22:00:00 GMT

Learn why a rare type of Ebola is spreading so quickly in Congo and what makes the outbreak difficult to contain.

Tabby's Star Keeps Mysteriously Dimming, Sparking Theories From Dust Clouds to Alien Megastructures

Wed, 19 Aug 2026 21:44:00 GMT

Learn about the theories behind the unusual dimming of Tabby's Star, from alien megastructures to an orbiting companion planet.

Last Common Ancestor of Humans and Chimpanzees May Have Been a Skilled Tree Climber

Wed, 19 Aug 2026 15:30:00 GMT

Learn how video footage of monkeys in West Africa has unlocked new answers in the debate over the last common ancestor of chimpanzees and humans.

Caught on TikTok, This Translucent Earthworm Eel Is a New Species Built for Total Darkness

Tue, 18 Aug 2026 22:00:00 GMT

Learn how a TikTok video sent scientists on a mission to find and identify a new species of subterranean fish.

2,000-Year-Old Chinese Rock Art May Have Been Preserved with Blood and Lime

Tue, 18 Aug 2026 21:45:00 GMT

Discover how Huashan artists mixed blood, lime, and red clay to create a durable pigment that weathered the elements for millennia.

On Mount Etna, Lightning Has Claimed More Lives Than Eruptions Since 1980

Tue, 18 Aug 2026 21:30:00 GMT

Learn how a recent U.S. tourist’s death reveals an overlooked danger on the slopes of Europe’s most active volcano.

A Narwhal's Mysterious Tusk Is Actually Made Up of Two Opposing Spirals

Tue, 18 Aug 2026 21:15:00 GMT

Learn more about narwhal tusks and how their famous spiral shape is actually formed by two opposing spiral structures.

New Seahorse Species Found in Bycatch Is Named After Marine Biologist Who Overlooked It

Tue, 18 Aug 2026 20:45:00 GMT

Learn how DNA evidence, physical traits, and museum specimens revealed a new Indian Ocean seahorse long mistaken for another species.

Overlooked Foodborne Parasites Caused an Estimated 171 Million Illnesses Worldwide in a Single Year

Tue, 18 Aug 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Learn how parasites that contaminate food pose a major threat around the world, disproportionately affecting low- and middle-income countries.

A Mummified Dog and Stacked Bodies Reveal a Crowded Egyptian Tomb’s Hidden Order

Tue, 18 Aug 2026 04:00:00 GMT

Learn how a layered chamber near Luxor reveals how generations made room for new burials while preserving traces of the past.

Bite Marks Reveal a 23-Foot Crocodilian May Have Dominated South America’s Wetlands 10 Million Years Ago

Mon, 17 Aug 2026 23:00:00 GMT

Learn how puncture marks on fossilized prey reveal how a 4,000-pound caiman relative possibly played an important role in the Miocene ecosystem.

A 3.5-Billion-Year-Old Rock in India May Preserve Carbon Left Behind by Some of Earth’s Earliest Microbes

Mon, 17 Aug 2026 22:30:00 GMT

Learn how zircon crystals and carbon chemistry helped researchers investigate a possible record of life from 3.5 billion years ago.

COVID-19 Is Spreading Again as a Summer Wave Grows Across the U.S.

Mon, 17 Aug 2026 22:00:00 GMT

Learn how COVID-19 is spreading across the U.S., what is driving the summer wave, and how health officials are tracking it.

Voodoo Death Shows How Extreme Fear Can Turn Into a Physical Threat

Mon, 17 Aug 2026 21:28:00 GMT

Learn how a 1942 study about voodoo death and whether curses could really kill people became the catalyst for our modern understanding of the brain-body connection.

Finishing Your Course of Antibiotics May No Longer Be the Standard for Some Infections

Mon, 17 Aug 2026 20:50:00 GMT

Learn how certain infections may no longer need as long an antibiotic course as previously thought.

The Online Trade of Mummified Remains Could Be Spreading Harmful Fungi

Mon, 17 Aug 2026 17:30:00 GMT

The "real mummy's curse" may actually be a harmful fungus. Learn more about the hidden biohazards linked to the online sale of mummified remains.

COVID-19 Excess Mortality Study Retracted Over Misinformation in Its Discussion

Mon, 17 Aug 2026 16:48:00 GMT

Learn why BMJ Public Health withdrew a COVID-19 study that counted millions of excess deaths but could not establish their causes.

While Not the First Oral GLP-1, Daily Orforglipron Pill Could Reduce Reliance on Weight Loss Injections

Sat, 15 Aug 2026 14:00:00 GMT

Learn more about Orforglipron, a daily GLP-1 weight loss pill that could be a better alternative to GLP-1 injections.