Several years ago, I had the pleasure of editing a Discover special issue focused on medical mysteries and breakthroughs — a topic of perennial interest for our readers. We had a ...

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Two centuries ago, the idea of preserving nature, rather than exploiting it, was a novel one to many U.S. settlers. One of the turning points in public support for land conservatio ...

The artwork we are attracted to can give insight into our personality, such as whether we are impulsive or deliberate, even-tempered or moody. Studies into art preferences date bac ...

Now a staple at trendy restaurants, natural wine has been described as funky and unusual tasting. Some say it has similar flavors to cider. While it doesn’t suit everyone’s pal ...

In his 2003 book, The Uncanny: An Introduction, Nicholas Royle describes the uncanny as “concerned with the strange, weird, and mysterious, with a flickering sense (but not convi ...

I heard a new timbre in my old friend’s voice. “So sorry to bother on a Sunday night,” Mary said over the phone. The most stoic person I know, she hesitantly described her sy ...

April 25, 2011, was the beginning of a four-day “super-outbreak” of tornadoes that rampaged across the southeastern U.S., smashing both property and weather records as it went, ...

Whether you’re a patient or a physician, artificial intelligence (AI) is poised to make some big changes in how you experience medicine. These “smart” systems have long promi ...