Discover November 2017

Features

Fields of Fire
By Russ Juskalian
Near Naples, a sleeping giant is stirring, and according to some scientists, it might soon awaken with a bang.

Scents and Sensibility
By Marta Zaraska
Among our five senses, smell receives the least respect. Yet it impacts our relationships and could even save our lives.

Last Chance to Be
By Russ Juskalian
Conservationists are scrambling to save the last five rhino species, limited to ever-shrinking territories in Africa and Asia.

Our Next Billion Years
By Max Tegmark
Many people create a three- or five-year plan for their lives. But what would a billion-year plan to harness the power of the universe for humans look like?