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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TAKING THE PLUNGE • Gary Hunt accelerates from 0 to 50 miles per hour in 2.5 seconds—wearing nothing but a Speedo. No one performs better in this incredibly dangerous sport than the British cliff diver, but he still has to overcome his demons before every dive…

THE PLIGHT OF THE ROVING GIANTS • They are the largest land animals on the planet, and yet there are giants among them, too. But the bigger they are, the harder they fall. The elephants of Africa face an enormous challenge that threatens their continued existence: All too often these intelligent, sensitive creatures are killed by humans. But there is hope on the horizon, perhaps even for the particularly vulnerable ones known as the “great tuskers”—the last true giants to walk the earth…

HOW DO YOU MONITOR AFRICA’S KINGS?

COLD CASES THE UNSOLVED MURDERS OF HISTORY • WHO REALLY KILLED ROBERT KENNEDY? +++ WAS MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. THE VICTIM OF AN FBI PLOT? +++ DID CLEOPATRA COM MIT SUICIDE? +++ HOW DID CHE GUEVARA DIE?

WAS THE CIVIL RIGHTS LEADER THE VICTIM OF AN FBI CONSPIRACY?

WHY DID THE SECRETARY GENERAL OF THE UN HAVE TO DIE?

DID FAMED ASTRONOMER JOHANNES KEPLER POISON HIS MENTOR?

WAS THERE A COVER-UP FOR A FATAL ACCIDENT?

DID EGYPT’S LAST QUEEN REALLY KILL HERSELF?

DID THE ASSASSIN SIRHAN SIRHAN ACT ALONE?

HOW DID THE MARXIST REVOLUTIONARY DIE?

HOW DO YOU FIND A MISSING PERSON MORE THAN 80 YEARS LATER?

THE INCREDIBLE POWER OF INTUITION • Whom do we trust? How reliable are our gut feelings? And how do they help us make decisions? New studies show that intuition influences our lives much more than previously believed—and it works faster than the conscious mind can even think…

7 QUESTIOMS ABOUT INTUITION

HOW DO YOU MANAGE THE WORLD’S BIGGEST CROED? • More than 2 million pilgrims from 168 nations with one goal: participating in the enormous Muslim pilgrimage, the Hajj, to the holy city of Mecca. What measures must be taken to protect such a vast gathering of people?

APOLLO 11 HUMANITY’S GREATEST JOURNEY • On July 20, 1969, Neil Armstrong became the first man to set foot on the Moon, making him an instant legend. His success was not only the result of his superb flying skills and the genius of NASA engineers—some of it can be chalked up to chance. Today we know that when the Saturn V rocket took off from the Kennedy Space Center four days earlier, not even NASA was convinced that the mission would be successful…

SMARTER IN 60 SECONDS • Space Travel

HOW MUCH DNA IS THERE IN A DROP OF WATER? • Whether we’re talking about rivers, lakes, or streams, bodies of fresh water have received far less attention and research than our oceans. One of the many open questions: How many life-forms make fresh water their home? Now a new research method could finally answer this question.

questions & answers • 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.

12 UNNECESSARY WAYS TO DIE • Let’s be clear: We start dying from the moment we’re born. There’s just no way around it—we all have to go eventually. However some of the things we do will...