Learn more about what a star’s color means and while you’ll never see a twinkling green star in the night sky. www.discovermagazine.com/stars-will-a...

Engineered viruses using bacteria as a Trojan horse could be the next big thing in cancer treatment. www.discovermagazine.com/turns-out-ba...

Learn about mice babies that were born from stem cells previously frozen on the International Space Station, which could one day lead to human reproduction in space. www.discovermagazine.com/space-mice-b...

Learn more about early marine animal witness accounts that likely fed mermaid and other sea monster legends. www.discovermagazine.com/early-accoun...

Do spiders sleep? Yes, they do, and studies show that spiders have sleep phases very like those in mammals, and one of the phases is REM sleep. www.discovermagazine.com/not-only-do-...

Take a tour of Chrysalis, a massive, cylindrical spacecraft designed for the Project Hyperion Design Competition. www.discovermagazine.com/at-36-miles-...

Learn more about the discovery of ancient tools that indicate early humans used them to dig up and harvest vegetables for their diets. www.discovermagazine.com/more-than-me...

A quick voice check could one day become as routine as taking your temperature, helping doctors detect voice box cancer. www.discovermagazine.com/ai-may-soon-...

Learn about the ongoing mystery of 300 bright objects discovered in deep space, some of which may be galaxies that formed in the early universe. www.discovermagazine.com/300-mysterio...

Are invisible mice real? Doritos dye can make tissue temporarily see-through in the right conditions. www.discovermagazine.com/invisible-mi...

Learn more about a rising health concern known as social apnea, which is caused by staying out too late on weekends and not getting enough restorative sleep. This new concern could make sleep apnea and other illnesses more severe. www.discovermagazine.com/staying-out-...

Learn why the lack of a single, standard definition of long COVID poses a problem for researchers and clinicians. www.discovermagazine.com/different-de...

Learn about the extent of the Viking trade network as reflected in the Bedale hoard, containing silver from Western Europe and the Middle East. www.discovermagazine.com/viking-silve...

Learn more about the new species uncovered from the Permian Period and what they can tell us about the world during the Great Dying. www.discovermagazine.com/new-fossils-...

Find out how to watch the second planet parade of the year, as six planets and the moon prepare to align in the sky starting on August 18, 2025. www.discovermagazine.com/a-planet-par...

A traditional conch shell exercise is showing surprising benefits for people with obstructive sleep apnea. www.discovermagazine.com/conch-shell-...

Learn more about a Neanderthal "workshop" that was likely used to butcher and process animals. www.discovermagazine.com/archaeologis...

Learn more about Plateosaurus engelhardti, the deepest fossil ever found at nearly 9,000 feet below sea level. www.discovermagazine.com/this-plateos...

Learn more about the discovery of a nearby black hole that we could be exploring in the coming decades. www.discovermagazine.com/interstellar...

Learn more about how elephants have been using non-verbal gestures to communicate with humans, the first of this complex method documented in non-primates. www.discovermagazine.com/elephants-us...

Learn more about the research team that discovered a submarine landslide in the Aleutian Trench, and how it may have contributed to a tsunami that devastated parts of Alaska and Hawaii. www.discovermagazine.com/submarine-la...

Follow the current Chikungunya virus outbreak in China, and learn why the mosquito-borne disease is on the rise. www.discovermagazine.com/chikungunya-...

If you’ve got a toe to spare, surgeons say it might just be the best swap-out that nature has to offer. www.discovermagazine.com/toes-are-the...

Learn more about the Younger Dryas event, an ancient climate change catastrophe that’s typically attributed to glacial meltwater. www.discovermagazine.com/a-comet-coul...

Learn why potatoes can still fit into a healthy diet if cooked and paired wisely. www.discovermagazine.com/depending-on...

Learn more about Sasquatch events around Yellowstone’s thermal pools and how monitoring them can help keep visitors safe. www.discovermagazine.com/sasquatch-ev...

Mosquitoes can spread a deadly parasite that causes malaria. Learn how experts are using CRISPR to change the mosquito’s genome to stop this spread. www.discovermagazine.com/one-small-ge...

Learn more about the arrival of ancient humans on the island of Sulawesi, a nearby neighbor to the island of Flores, where the tiny hominins Homo floresiensis emerged. www.discovermagazine.com/hominins-mov...

Learn more about the golden apple snail and how it’s able to regrow their eyes after it’s been amputated, leading researchers to wonder if this could help treat human eye injuries. www.discovermagazine.com/these-snails...