A binary star system consists of two stars bound together by gravity that orbit a common center of gravity. Most stars form as binaries, and if both stars are hospitable to planet formation, it increases the likelihood that scientists will discover Earth-like planets. picked by kakana 5 months ago

Okay, not the best science magazine (Seed is far better), but much better than others. Discover now makes available back issues from 1992 online free of charge. Previously you had to be a subscriber to view these. picked by 2manyusernames 3 years ago

Two suitcases carried by a woman who was about to fly to from Chile to Spain were virtually made of cocaine, police said. picked by bornbad 6 months ago

There may never be a campaign to save the Puget Sound ratfish; no one really loves the ugly fish with rodent-like front teeth. But when a rare albino ratfish was found during a marine survey this past summer, scientists decided it was time to educate the public about the most abundant fish in local waters. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

Psychiatrists discover new mental illness: patients who believe their lives are on TV. picked by deEPCHIll 1 year ago

An international team, led by astronomers at the University of Hertfordshire in the UK, have discovered one of the coolest sub-stellar bodies ever found outside our own solar system, orbiting the red dwarf star Wolf 940, some 40 light years from Earth. picked by AutumnLotus 7 months ago

Irish French scientists have discovered a coral reef “province” off the west coast which has been described as the “most pristine” identified so far in these waters. picked by AutumnLotus 6 months ago

A Japanese medical team has found that a form of antibiotic could prevent cancer patients from losing hair during chemotherapy. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

Latest proposal for a specialty license Florida would be the honoring of the "discovery" of Florida by Hispanics. picked by 2manyusernames 1 year ago

Three undergraduate students, from Leiden University in the Netherlands, have discovered an extrasolar planet. The extraordinary find, which turned up during their research project, is about five times as massive as Jupiter. This is also the first planet discovered orbiting a fast-rotating hot star. picked by AutumnLotus 12 months ago

Archaeologists digging in northern Israel have discovered evidence of a 3,000-year-old beekeeping industry, including remnants of ancient honeycombs, beeswax and what they believe are the oldest intact beehives ever found. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

University of Arizona astronomers who are probing the oxygen-rich environment around a supergiant star with one of the world's most sensitive radio telescopes have discovered a score of molecules that include compounds needed for life. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

I just wanna hug him! picked by gnikgnok 2 years ago

Whether small or large, pert or pendulous, they all have their admirers. But there is one type of breast that most approaches perfection, a cosmetic surgeon claims. The model mammary apparently has a nipple that points slightly skywards, and an upper half just a bit smaller than the bottom half. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

Men with lots of brothers are more likely to have sons than daughters, scientists claim after studying family trees dating back more than 400 years. picked by AutumnLotus 12 months ago

Sections of an ancient Greek theater are seen in the northwestern Athens suburb of Menidi on Friday, Feb. 16, 2007, after they were discovered on Thursday during construction work, archaeologists said.

(A little out of date...but still cool) picked by Neiako 3 years ago

Scientists from Oregon State University and the Natural History Museum in London have announced the discovery of the oldest known fossil of a gecko, with body parts that are forever preserved in life-like form after 100 million years of being entombed in amber. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

The world's oldest wooden anchor has been discovered embedded in muck on the sea floor of an ancient Turkish port off the Aegean Sea. picked by AutumnLotus 3 years ago

Yes. Specifically Leif Ericsson. Eat that, Columbus. picked by pocksucket 1 year ago

A team of Chinese and American scientists has discovered a new mammal from the 165 million-year-old lakebeds of the Jurassic Period in Northern China. It sheds light on the earliest mammalian evolution, especially the convergent evolution of teeth among early mammals, and leads scientists to think that mammals were far more diverse in the age of dinosaurs than previously thought. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago