All Articles | Discover Magazine

For High Blood Pressure, One Minute of Intense Exercise May Be Safer Than Longer Bouts

Wed, 10 Jun 2026 22:45:00 GMT

Learn the best ways to exercise for people with high blood pressure, and how short high-intensity workouts may increase your heart health.

The London Hammer Mystery Points to a Modern Tool, Not an Ancient Relic

Wed, 10 Jun 2026 22:30:00 GMT

Learn how a hammer found in stone became a famous creationist claim, and why geologic context points to a recent tool rather than an ancient relic.

A Whale Necropolis Beneath the Indian Ocean May Hold Over 10 Million Carcasses Built Up Over 5 Million Years

Wed, 10 Jun 2026 22:00:00 GMT

Learn how whale falls in the Diamantina Zone became a deep-sea refuge for unusual creatures while preserving clues about whales, carbon, and ocean life over millions of years.

A 1,800-Year-Old Maya Monument Reveals How Kings Turned Time Into Power — and Pushes the Long Count Record Back to A.D. 180

Wed, 10 Jun 2026 21:35:00 GMT

Learn how 3D scans of an eroded Maya monument revealed a Long Count date from A.D. 180, pushing the Lowlands record back 112 years and linking the calendar to royal power.

Lunar Meteorite Reveals Clues to 3.5-Billion-Year-Old Impacts that Struck Multiple Worlds

Wed, 10 Jun 2026 21:10:00 GMT

Learn how a meteorite sample contained clues of a massive lunar collision 3.5 billion years ago.

First-Ever Dual Vaccine for Lassa Virus and Rabies Deemed Safe in Human Trial

Wed, 10 Jun 2026 19:50:00 GMT

Learn more about Lassa virus, which continues to ravage parts of West Africa, and how combining a vaccine against it with rabies protection could address two major health concerns at once.

700,000-Year-Old Ground Squirrel Droppings Reveal a Lost Arctic Ecosystem

Tue, 09 Jun 2026 22:45:00 GMT

Learn more about the treasure trove of evolutionary data uncovered from ancient Arctic ground squirrel droppings.

800,000 Years Ago, Ancient Humans Knew Which Stones Made the Best Tools

Tue, 09 Jun 2026 22:30:00 GMT

Learn how ancient hominins were able to find the perfect stones for their tools, a talent they passed on for generations.

Rare, Possibly More Severe Lyme Bacterium Found in New York Ticks for the First Time

Tue, 09 Jun 2026 22:05:00 GMT

Learn how a Herkimer County, New York, case led health officials to uncover local tick transmission of Borrelia mayonii, a rare Lyme disease bacterium once known only from the Midwest.

Earliest Known Flickering Quasar Suggests a Shift From Chaotic to Calm 850 Million Years After the Big Bang

Tue, 09 Jun 2026 21:46:00 GMT

Learn about the detection of the earliest known flickering quasar, shedding light on supermassive black hole evolution after the Big Bang.

Previously Unexplored Arctic Seamount Reveals Potential New Species in Deep-Sea Mining Zone

Tue, 09 Jun 2026 21:16:00 GMT

Learn how likely new Arctic deep-sea species could help researchers map fragile sponge gardens and hydrothermal vents before mining plans return.

Cave-Dwelling Homo Erectus May Have Burned Owl Pellet Remains Nearly 1.8 Million Years Ago

Tue, 09 Jun 2026 14:02:00 GMT

Learn about new evidence from Wonderwerk Cave in South Africa that may represent the earliest use of fire by human ancestors.

A Buried Ontario Runestone May Be North America’s Longest Runic Inscription — and the Only Known One to Preserve the Lord’s Prayer

Mon, 08 Jun 2026 22:30:00 GMT

Learn how a buried runestone near Wawa, Ontario, may date to the 1800s and preserve North America’s longest runic inscription, a Swedish Lord’s Prayer, and clues to who carved it.

New AI-Designed Universal Vaccine — What It Could Mean for Future Pandemics Before They Begin

Mon, 08 Jun 2026 22:15:00 GMT

Learn about a new vaccine technology that uses a “super-antigen” to protect against thousands of virus variants, from SARS-CoV-2 to Ebola, and beyond.

Delirium After Surgery May Be Linked to Years of Cognitive Decline in Older Adults

Mon, 08 Jun 2026 22:00:00 GMT

Learn more about postoperative delirium and rehospitalization and the link they have to long-term cognitive decline in older adults.

Even Light Drinking Linked to an Increased Risk of Several Types of Cancer — What You Need to Know

Mon, 08 Jun 2026 21:35:00 GMT

Learn how no level of alcohol intake appears safe for cancer, while low-to-moderate drinking shows mixed effects on cardiometabolic and neurological conditions.

A Strange “Cold Blob” in the Atlantic May Signal a Weakening Ocean Current Beneath the Surface

Mon, 08 Jun 2026 21:06:00 GMT

Learn how the Atlantic cold blob may reveal a weakening ocean circulation system, and why reduced heat transport could affect Europe’s weather, rainfall, and agriculture.

Black Holes May Hint at the Universe Being a Hologram — but Is It True?

Sat, 06 Jun 2026 14:00:00 GMT

Learn more about the holographic principle and why some theoretical physicists think the universe could be a hologram.

Flesh-Eating New World Screwworm Confirmed in Texas, Posing Risk to U.S. Cattle for First Time in Decades

Fri, 05 Jun 2026 23:10:00 GMT

Learn about the New World screwworm, a parasitic fly that has just been confirmed in the U.S., and find out what's being done to stop its spread.

Venus, Jupiter, Mercury, and the Crescent Moon Will Stage a Rare Celestial Summit in Mid-June 2026

Fri, 05 Jun 2026 22:40:00 GMT

Learn how to see Venus, Jupiter, Mercury, the crescent Moon, and the Gemini stars Pollux and Castor in June 2026's evening sky.