Black Hole Rips a Cosmic 'Burp' as It Swallows a Star
Black holes aren’t exactly polite eaters. For the first time, scientists observed a black hole both devouring a star and…
Simulation Brings North Korean Refugee Home Again
Virtual reality journalism can give news audiences a deeply intimate look at the hardships of refugees from war-torn countries such as Ukraine, Syria…
As seen from space: 'Earth's connecting point to the rest of the universe' — and a fierce legal battleground too
Click on this arresting photograph of Hawaii’s Mauna Kea volcano, shot from orbit, and then see if you can make out…
The Sun blows its top — again
Every once in awhile, a kind of hole blows out in the Sun’s atmosphere — a “coronal hole,” as it is…
Study finds that eating garlic actually makes your BO smell better.
We all know that eating lots of garlic can make your breath unpleasant (although there are other foods you can…
Brain Scans May Lead to Better Diagnoses
New imaging technique shows the differences between post-traumatic stress disorder and traumatic brain injury. Source: Discover Magazine
Tesla Charges Into Renewable Energy Storage
Company hopes its lithium-ion battery can reduce our dependence on fossil fuels. Source: Discover Magazine
Chilesaurus: The One That Went Vegan
Even though it was a cousin of meat-eaters, this 10-foot lizard favored plants. Source: Discover Magazine
Touch the Light Fantastic
Short laser bursts create a finger-friendly 3-D hologram in midair. Source: Discover Magazine
Welcome to the Sixth Mass Extinction
It’s the end of many species as we know it. And we’re the responsible ones. Source: Discover Magazine