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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THE FIRST WOMAN ON MARS • Alyssa Carson fell in love with Mars when she was just 3 years old. Ever since she has been consumed by one goal: to be the first person to leave footprints on the surface of the Red Planet. Could her dream soon come true?

THE SCHOOL OF Hard Knocks • Dozing in your den for up to nine months and then emerging to frolic across lush mountain meadows and eat your fill of summer’s bounty before going back to sleep for another winter: A marmot’s life may sound entirely leisurely, but it’s not. Some predator is always lying in wait for one of these plump little balls of fur. To be a successful marmot, it’s necessary to master the art of survival in all seasons…

13 FORBIDDEN ISLANDS And Their Deadly Secrets • Occupied, off-limits, or cursed: Some seemingly idyllic locales should be given a wide berth, but if you dare to venture ashore, a hair-raising adventure may be in store…

PARADISE REQUIRES SACRIFICE

SAN FRANCISCO’S GLOW-IN-THE-DARK ISLANDS

WHERE SALTIES REIGN SUPREME

THE GRAVEYARD OF THE ATLANTIC

TEST LAB FOR THE DESTRUCTION OF GERMANY

THE ISLAND OF INJUSTICE

DECEPTIVE IDYLL

WHERE EACH STEP COULD BE YOUR LAST

BIRTH OF A FIRE ISLAND

ESCAPE TO NOWHERE

NEW YORK’S QUARANTINE ISLAND

A NICE PLACE TO BREATHE YOUR LAST BREATH

Why Chimpanzees Swing… …BUT HUMANS HAVE TO RUN • When we look at anthropoid apes, we recognize ourselves: Our appearance, behavior, and phylogenetic history have a lot in common. In fact, humans and chimpanzees share 98.8% of their DNA. And yet there is one characteristic in which we are very different. Spoiler alert: It’s not the ability to think…

THE BODY IN MOTION

SMARTER IN 60 SECONDS Running

THE DESTRUCTION WROUGHT BY AN AFRICAN PLAGUE • It was Africa’s biggest locust invasion in 70 years, reminiscent of a biblical plague that covered the earth and devoured every herb and fruit. In early 2020 billions of insects were darkening the sky and eating their way across thousands of square miles of land. Then scientists issued a new warning: In the coming months the number of marauding insects would likely multiply—perhaps even by a factor of 500…

WHY DON’T CLOUDS FALL FROM THE SKY? • 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 MOST SUCCESSFUL VIDEO GAMES

CONTENDERS FOR THE MOON AND MARS • In March 2020 NASA began accepting applications for future astronauts for the first time in more than four years, and more than 12,000 people applied. The call went out as the space agency prepared to send the next man and the first woman on a mission to the Moon by 2024, a necessary precursor to the next giant leap for humanity: sending astronauts to Mars…

HOW DO I BECOME AN ASTRONAUT?

THE NASA CHECKLIST FOR THE TRIP TO MARS

ALWAYS TIRED? • Are you in fine health and get enough sleep—yet you’re dead-tired all the time? Then you’ve come to the right place. Together with a number of top experts, iD has compiled a series of tests to help you discover the reasons for mystery fatigue. You can use them to...