Enter the shadowy world of superspies and learn how top-secret codes are made and broken. Meet brilliant World War codebreakers Elizebeth Smith Friedman and Alan Turing. And enjoy diving into recent discoveries about Inca khipus, new developments in baseball signaling, and the new frontier of digital secrets in quantum computers.


Much of life exists at a microscopic level, scientists say. In this illuminating issue of Muse, learn all about microbes—the good, the bad, and the neutral that live inside and all around us. See how researchers are using microbes to develop new tools to catch criminals and how scientists have recently found clues that microbes may be shaping planet Earth and creating minerals!


Dogs, cats, geckos? What your ideal pet reveals about you, the effects of human-animal interactions on people, and emotional struggles animals and humans share. Meet Lila Miller, who revolutionized veterinary care in animal shelters, and Steven J., a bike shop rabbit in Brooklyn, New York.


Could scientists bring the woolly mammoth and other extinct species back to life? Did seances more than a century ago really help people connect with the dead? Dive deep into these and other dark but fascinating subjects.


Our world is full of information, and people are constantly measuring and observing it. See how big data speeds disaster response, how charts can be manipulated, and how data visualizations become art. 


Learn the science behind the power of seeing movies on the big screen, the upsides and downsides of celluloid used for early films, and how tiny movies could revolutionize medical care.


Who couldn’t use a little help from their friends? Learn about the long-term research into altruism by a Holocaust survivor who grew up to become a social scientist. Find out how chimpanzees help one another out and the strange arrangements carnivorous plants have with certain insects and animals.

Great Apes: How are great apes related to humans and which are our closest cousins? On her 90th birthday, hear from famed primatologist Jane Goodall about her groundbreaking research with chimpanzees. Learn how researchers use drones today to study orangutans and what scientists think of gorillas’ and other great apes’ love of spinning.

The moons are alight with wonder—now more than ever. Learn about eclipses and how to safely view the rare total solar eclipse coming on April 8. Find out about the new NASA Artemis missions to our Moon and the new European and American missions to Jupiter’s icy moons. Read about the recent discovery of an astonishing 63 more moons around Saturn, and hear from the astronomer who found them, Edward Ashton.


Recent developments in artificial intelligence (AI) and robotics seem positively futuristic—but aren’t. Find out how schools and students are dealing with the introduction of AI chatbots, read about OpenAI’s Sam Altman, and discover how bots and robots are spurring creativity in the arts. Hear from an expert about robotics design and learn about new bio-inspired mini robots.


Brrr…it’s cold in here! Learn how emperor penguins are being threatened by climate change and how a European scientist and artist partnered to bring climate change home—in the form of icebergs. Find out about unusual forms of ice and the fascinating strategies animals use to survive the freezing cold. Meet an artist who constructs working musical instruments out of ice and visit a dazzling ice hotel in Sweden!


Fasten your seatbelt to check out the possible next generation and future of aircraft. Learn about the current efforts of scientists and aerospace engineers to reduce airplanes’ carbon “flightprints” and make them fly more efficiently. Find out about new pterosaur- and animal-inspired aircraft and drone designs, how supersonic flight might be making a comeback, and how a Star Trek-inspired warp drive could work for real spacecraft!


How do researchers study volcanoes while staying safe, and how can they tell if one is about to erupt? Learn about Tonga’s massive underwater eruption in 2022, the case of the missing volcano, the biggest supervolcano in the United States, and the many volcanoes off Earth! 


What do scientists today know about the most complex part of the human body and how it works? Are daydreaming and forgetting actually beneficial? Hear from neuroscientist Nicho Hatsopoulos about his work to enable a person to control a computer or robot using their thoughts, and from Abigail Adams, an advocate for people with intellectual disabilities.

Dive into the sea and find out about the recent discovery of Ernest Shackleton’s famous ship Endurance, how shipwrecks become artificial reefs, and the makings of an underwater museum of art. Learn about the lives of aquanauts and the deepest crewed submersible dives into the Mariana Trench, and hear from the marine biologist who helped capture the first undersea videos of the elusive giant squid! 


The show—and the summer season on Broadway—are about to begin! In this spectacular new issue of MUSE, hear from longtime “Hamilton” star Miguel Cervantes, Shakespeare actor and understudy Lizzy Brooks, and acclaimed Cirque du Soleil and stage clown Joel Jeske. Learn why the Royal Ballet dancers in England have recently turned to cutting-edge sports science and get a behind-the-curtain peek at how the magical special effects in the Tony Award-winning play “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child” are done!


Discover the hidden underground network that connects trees and hear from forest ecologist Suzanne Simard about her work. Accompany skywalking researchers up to the canopies of coast redwood trees and learn the secrets contained in tree rings.

Fly with birds along the Atlantic Flyway and the African straw-colored fruit bat in Zambia. Swim with the Pacific gray whale from Mexico to Alaska and tiny zooplankton on their nightly trips in oceans and lakes. Learn how animals navigate, what scientists are doing to help animals cross roads safely, and how you can help migrating monarch butterflies.


How do humans and non-human animals—and even robots—learn? Find out in this fun and enlightening issue of Muse! Discover how sloths are rehabilitated back into the wild, young chimpanzees adopt tools by aping other chimps, and birds learn to communicate through song. And have a laugh with young kids as they discover humor!


Figuring out if something is real or fake isn’t always easy. Hear from a deepfake researcher about manipulated images and videos and go backstage with a successful magician. Revisit The War of the Worlds radio broadcast, the Turk automaton, and the séance that ended the friendship between escape artist Harry Houdini and Sherlock Holmes’ author Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Learn the science behind some supernatural phenomena, the pros and cons of dead singers performing as holograms, and the challenges of telling if an expensive artwork has been forged.

The Earth is currently entering a mass extinction event. Learn how scientists know this and what we can do to address it. Find out how humans came to understand the concept of extinction, why so-called “ugly” endangered species need help, and the threats posed to the sequoia tree. Hear some stories of hope, about conservation biologist Andrew Digby’s work to save the kakapo, scientists fighting to protect the Great Barrier Reef, and the state of giant tortoise species in the Galapagos Islands. 


Visit Catalina Island’s hardy tide-pool creatures, the Island of the Sharks with ocean conservationist Georgienne Bradley, and Midway Atoll’s albatross with wildlife biologist Beth Flint. Learn about the promise and problems of artificial islands and the stunning biodiversity found in the Sky Islands. See the wild ponies of Assateague Island and the feral pigs of the Bahamas’ Pig Island.


Ponder the scale of the universe in space and time and learn about some of its most exotic objects, including white dwarfs and neutron stars. Read about how Nobel Prize-winner Andrea Ghez discovered the supermassive black hole at our galaxy’s center and how researchers took the first photograph of a black hole. Check out the effects of gravitational lensing and hear from an Indiana Jones of space, Anna Frebel, who searches for ancient stars.

Find out about a powerful new laser tool uncovering ancient Maya structures, and the Sahara Desert’s past as a seaway! Meet the biologist who discovered some crickets had lost their chirp, and a leader of the global Search for Lost Species campaign. Learn about a startling medical condition in which people are lost every day of their lives, and the significant role emotion plays in memory.


Enjoy a mouthwatering issue full of good foods and delectable images. Visit a French bakery, learn how to make homemade pizza, and discover the scrumptious taste of umami. Hear from a top bug chef, magazine food stylists, and an astronaut who has flown—and eaten—on four space missions.


Go underwater with these magnificent marine mammals, or cetaceans, and find out how they evolved and the latest discoveries about them. Learn about the challenges they face from human noise, fishing nets, and climate change. Enjoy a look at dolphin fun and games, sperm-whale floating treasures, and the story of the orca Springer! 


An eye-opening look at how vision and perception work. Check out how the shortcuts we use to see can trick the eye, learn about the history of camouflage and caricature, and catch a glimpse of the amazing protective transparent eyelids of birds. Meet Geerat Vermeij, an accomplished scientist who has been blind since age three, and find out about accessibility issues facing visually impaired people. 


A dazzling look at color and how scientists view it, artists have used it, and language affects how we think of it. Plus, the story of a 19th-century teenager whose discovery of a new color changed the world.


Feeling spooked about Halloween? Find out why we get scared, and why it’s sometimes a good thing—then learn some tricks for sharing your own spine-chilling story with friends!

The Earth contains so many mysteries just waiting for us to uncover. Who are the people who discover them and how do they do it?

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