Discover September 2018

Featured Stories:

Tech Explosion
By Eric Betz
Scientists can’t explode nukes in the real world, so they’ve gotten creative – and helped spark a tech revolution in the process.

Hearing Nemo
By Helen Scales
It turns out fish are quite the chatterboxes. Scientists have begun eavesdropping on the conversations happening beneath the waves.

The Vanishing City
By Jonathan Keats
Burning Man’s temporary desert community has attracted the interest of two scientists. Their work is broadening a novel field of archaeology.

Chance Encounters
By Tim Folger
Random numbers are the foundation of online security, protecting everything from urban infrastructure to airline ticket sales. But the numbers are running out and creating more is harder than it sounds.