Discover June 2018

Long in the Tooth
By Rachel Cernansky
Teeth are storytellers, time-stamping when we’re exposed to toxins. Now, researchers are drilling down to connect specific substances to disease.



Something Stirs
Bridget Alex
Earth’s permafrost is thawing, exposing prehistoric seeds, animal carcasses and maybe something more sinister: ancient infectious pathogens against which we have no defense.



Whatever Happened to the Future?
Bill Andrews
Through time machines and warp-speed travel aren’t the norm; other tech still promises a Jetsons-esque future.



Beyond Time
Carlo Rovelli
A physicist tries to grasp the enigmatic landscape of a timeless world.