https://www.discovermagazine.com/rss/allDiscover satisfies everyday curiosity with relevant and approachable science news, feature articles, photos and more.Wed, 17 Jun 2026 08:32:24 GMThttps://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.htmlDiscover Magazine RSS Feed GeneratorenCopyright © 2026 Discover Magazine Inc.https://www.discovermagazine.com/greenland-s-thawing-ancient-garbage-heaps-are-releasing-a-4-500-year-bacterial-record-49255https://www.discovermagazine.com/greenland-s-thawing-ancient-garbage-heaps-are-releasing-a-4-500-year-bacterial-record-49255Wed, 17 Jun 2026 04:01:00 GMTLearn how bacterial DNA preserved in Greenland’s ancient middens traces 4,500 years of settlement and why thawing permafrost poses little risk for now.The 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Scienceshttps://www.discovermagazine.com/spending-time-with-your-cat-may-not-help-your-mood-when-feeling-stressed-49254https://www.discovermagazine.com/spending-time-with-your-cat-may-not-help-your-mood-when-feeling-stressed-49254Tue, 16 Jun 2026 21:06:00 GMTLearn how tracking 188 pet owners found that cats and dogs lifted moods overall, but cat interaction after stressful events was linked to worse feelings.Mindhttps://www.discovermagazine.com/calcium-and-vitamin-d-supplements-may-not-prevent-fractures-or-falls-in-older-adults-49253https://www.discovermagazine.com/calcium-and-vitamin-d-supplements-may-not-prevent-fractures-or-falls-in-older-adults-49253Tue, 16 Jun 2026 20:33:00 GMTLearn how 69 trials involving nearly 154,000 adults found little evidence that calcium and vitamin D supplements prevent fractures or falls.Healthhttps://www.discovermagazine.com/new-schr-dinger-cat-like-states-created-that-until-now-were-only-theoretical-49256https://www.discovermagazine.com/new-schr-dinger-cat-like-states-created-that-until-now-were-only-theoretical-49256Tue, 16 Jun 2026 19:57:00 GMTLearn how scientists are learning to create exotic superpositions.The Scienceshttps://www.discovermagazine.com/weight-loss-drugs-like-ozempic-may-lower-breast-cancer-risk-and-slow-disease-progression-49252https://www.discovermagazine.com/weight-loss-drugs-like-ozempic-may-lower-breast-cancer-risk-and-slow-disease-progression-49252Tue, 16 Jun 2026 15:52:00 GMTLearn about new research that suggests there is a link between GLP-1 agonists and reduced breast cancer 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Scienceshttps://www.discovermagazine.com/the-dig-of-the-century-at-notre-dame-is-revealing-2-000-years-of-parisian-history-49251https://www.discovermagazine.com/the-dig-of-the-century-at-notre-dame-is-revealing-2-000-years-of-parisian-history-49251Mon, 15 Jun 2026 22:00:00 GMTLearn more about what some Parisian officials are calling the "dig of the century" outside of Notre-Dame as experts uncover artifacts that are nearly 2,000 years old. The Scienceshttps://www.discovermagazine.com/your-body-s-cells-and-organs-age-at-different-speeds-some-may-signal-alzheimer-s-or-als-risk-49250https://www.discovermagazine.com/your-body-s-cells-and-organs-age-at-different-speeds-some-may-signal-alzheimer-s-or-als-risk-49250Mon, 15 Jun 2026 21:27:00 GMTLearn how a blood-based aging test connected youthful brain-support cells with lower genetic risk and older muscle cells with ALS years before diagnosis.Healthhttps://www.discovermagazine.com/4-000-year-old-human-remains-and-artifacts-linked-to-the-fall-of-the-lost-city-of-qabra-49249https://www.discovermagazine.com/4-000-year-old-human-remains-and-artifacts-linked-to-the-fall-of-the-lost-city-of-qabra-49249Mon, 15 Jun 2026 20:57:00 GMTLearn more about the walled city of Qabra, a Bronze Age hub that met a tragic end.The Scienceshttps://www.discovermagazine.com/a-rare-pygmy-hippo-is-born-at-zoo-berlin-named-bread-roll-she-is-already-exploring-and-getting-used-to-the-water-49246https://www.discovermagazine.com/a-rare-pygmy-hippo-is-born-at-zoo-berlin-named-bread-roll-she-is-already-exploring-and-getting-used-to-the-water-49246Mon, 15 Jun 2026 17:19:00 GMTLearn about Brötchen, the latest pygmy hippo calf of Zoo Berlin, to win the hearts of the internet.Planet Earthhttps://www.discovermagazine.com/elusive-goblin-shark-glides-past-camera-2-000-feet-deeper-than-expected-a-rare-sighting-for-this-living-fossil-49245https://www.discovermagazine.com/elusive-goblin-shark-glides-past-camera-2-000-feet-deeper-than-expected-a-rare-sighting-for-this-living-fossil-49245Sat, 13 Jun 2026 14:00:00 GMTLearn how living goblin sharks recorded near Jarvis Island and in the Tonga Trench extended the species’ known Central Pacific range and set a new depth record for mackerel sharks.Planet Earthhttps://www.discovermagazine.com/scottish-burial-site-suggests-an-iron-age-woman-s-brain-was-removed-and-bones-carved-after-death-49244https://www.discovermagazine.com/scottish-burial-site-suggests-an-iron-age-woman-s-brain-was-removed-and-bones-carved-after-death-49244Fri, 12 Jun 2026 22:00:00 GMTLearn about the burial of two individuals from Iron Age Scotland, one of whom had their brain removed and bones whittled after dying. The 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Scienceshttps://www.discovermagazine.com/leonardo-da-vinci-s-notebooks-are-whole-again-400-years-after-a-collector-cut-them-apart-49241https://www.discovermagazine.com/leonardo-da-vinci-s-notebooks-are-whole-again-400-years-after-a-collector-cut-them-apart-49241Fri, 12 Jun 2026 20:30:00 GMTLearn how a new digital archive reunites Leonardo da Vinci’s scattered manuscripts, reconnecting drawings and notes that were cut apart more than 400 years ago.The Scienceshttps://www.discovermagazine.com/nasa-s-nancy-grace-roman-space-telescope-s-spy-mirror-could-transform-how-we-map-the-universe-49239https://www.discovermagazine.com/nasa-s-nancy-grace-roman-space-telescope-s-spy-mirror-could-transform-how-we-map-the-universe-49239Fri, 12 Jun 2026 19:45:00 GMTLearn more about the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope — known as Roman — and the advanced technology that will help give us a better map of the universe. The 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