iD (Ideas & Discoveries)

iD (Ideas & Discoveries) is an intriguing science and technology magazine that delves deep to help readers discover answers to questions about science, nature, psychology, history, current events and more. With captivating photography and design and engaging editorial content, iD will have readers thinking about the world around them in a whole new way.

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A PATH FOR ALL WALKS OF LIFE • The march of progress is a gradual movement. We’re well on our way to a future where humans and robots routinely interact as effortlessly as on the show Futurama. Laying the groundwork for a new social infrastructure is the start of a new societal paradigm. Now a team of researchers is taking the steps necessary to conscientiously engineer the future.

HOW DOES IT FEEL…

TO BE BITTEN BY A BULL SHARK, ERICH RITTER?

TO BE ATTACKED BY AN OCTOPUS, ANNA VAN WYK?

TO BE STUNG BY A PORTUGUESE MAN-OF-WAR, JONATHAN ASPLIN?

TO BE BITTEN BY A SEA LION, CHRISTIAN EINFELDT?

TO BE STUNG BY A STONEFISH, ALEXIS MINKOFF?

TO BE HARPOONED BY A SNAIL, HENRY MOORE?

TO BE BITTEN BY A SEA SNAKE, BRYAN FRY?

MEGALODON • COULD IT POSSIBLY HAVE SURVIVED?

THE GREATEST LEGENDS OF ALL TIME AND THE SECRETS BEHIND THEM

KNOWLEDGE TO GO

DID THE ACTIONS OF A MINOR DIPLOMAT CLINCH THE ONSET OF WORLD WAR I?

WHICH HOLY ROMAN EMPEROR CONQUERED JERUSALEM WITHOUT SPILLING A DROP OF BLOOD?

WAS THE DISCOVERY OF AMERICA A MISCALCULATION?

WHERE DID HITLER HIDE THE WORLD’S MOST PRECIOUS PAINTING?

GENOCIDE IS PART OF THE LEGACY OF AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE?

WHO SAVED THE WESTERN WORLD FROM THE PERSIANS?

WAS THE SPHINX BUILT BY SETTLERS FROM MARS?

THE JEDDAH TOWER • HOW DO YOU BUILD A KILOMETER-HIGH STRUCTURE?

IN THESE PHOTOS A CHILD IS DROWNING… CAN YOU TELL WHO IT IS? • The alarm signals to watch out for, how to react to them—and which popular misconceptions can be fatal: iD’s summer emergency guide has advice from the experts on the most underestimated dangers in the water.

THE UNWRITTEN RULES OF SWIMMING

5 THE ALARM SIGNALS OF DROWNING

7 SECRETS… THAT MY T-SHIRT IS KEEPING FROM ME • Each year more than 2 billion T-shirts are sold worldwide, and most per year to buy even more. But what goes into making a T-shirt? And what are the limits of the fabric? iD found some surprising answers.

GHOST TOWNS OF THE DESERT • They were once thriving cities and centers of culture and knowledge, bulwarks against the deadly forces of nature. But in the end they lost their struggle against the surge of sun, sand, and soil. Today these desert ghost towns are relics of long-forgotten times—though they’re not quite as deserted as they seem…

HOW DID THIS PLANE LAND IN THE WOODS? • Ask a simple question, get a simple answer? Think again! Scientists often have to work meticulously to come up with explanations for basic processes—and sometimes they inadvertently discover marvels that can change our perception of the world.

TOP 10 DEADLIEST CONFLICTS IN HISTORY

BRAIN WHY THE LOVES LISTS • Shopping lists, Post-it Notes, appointment pads: We tend to write down tasks so we don’t forget to do them. Experts agree that making lists does our brains a big favor. Because even a very simple list helps the brain work much more productively…

THE LISTS OF THE LEGENDS

THE PHYSICS OF GUNSHOT WOUNDS WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU’RE HIT BY A BULLET? • They smash through bone, mangle tissue, and can end a life in the blink of an eye—around 38,000 gun-related fatalities occur in the United States each year. Here experts explain the complex...