Discover March 2012

Paranormal Circumstances: One Influential Scientist's Quixotic Mission to Prove ESP Exists
by Yudhijit Bhattacharjee
From his research to his personal life, Daryl Bem's never been one to follow the crowd.

The Big, Overlooked Factor in the Rise of Pandemics: The Human Vector
by Wendy Orent
One secret to 
fighting pandemics 
is knowing 
their real cause: 
disease factories 
built by people.

Is Einstein's Greatest Work All Wrong—Because He Didn't Go Far Enough?
by Zeeya Merali
From a farmhouse in the English countryside, gentleman scientist Julian Barbour plots to take relativity to its logical extreme and redefine the very nature of gravity, space, and time.

Juicers, Trippers, and Crocodiles: The Dangerous World of Underground Chemistry
by Adam Piore
Steroids, narcotics, and psychedelics are flowing freely from underground labs around the world.

Attack of the Flying, Invasive Carp
by Jeff Wheelwright
From Louisiana through the American heartland and all the way north to Minnesota, Asian carp are invading freshwater lakes and rivers, disrupting ecosystems as they go.