Discover Magazine

Pros: Covers a wide range of subjects and is easy to understand...
Cons: ...but some critics feel the content is weak. I don't.

For all their test tubes, microscopes, hypotheses and data points, scientists of every breed are, at ...

Pros: highly readable, intriguing articles, engaging photos, many areas of science covered
Cons: less in-depth than other journals, a preponderance of astronomy articles (not necessarily a bad thing)

Back in the day, I was a geek (maybe I still am). In high school, I not only took a science class, but also an extra independent study science course in which I worked on a project to submit to the Westinghouse science competition. On many occasions, the ...

Pros: Good value at the discounted rate, interesting articles
Cons: Could be bigger, still needs more variety

I used to regularly subscribe to this magazine. But then it seemed that about 80% of the magazine was either about outer space or computers. Well, last I checked, there are many other fields of study in the science realm besides those two. I had...

Pros: variety of subjects explained well
Cons: It comes out only once a month.

The first photographs were made of asphalt.

That's just one of the many things I have learned from Discover, and it is just one of the many reasons the magazine is the one to which I look forward most each month. The magazine's writers...

Pros: Well written, wide variety
Cons: A little technical for non-scientific minds

I have always loved science and science fiction but how I discovered Discover magazine was through blind luck. Actually my legal assistant thought it would be a good magazine for the office and so she subscribed last summer (2000). It was love at first...

Pros: A variety of fascinating articles; colorful illustrations; diverse variety
Cons: Leans a little pro-corporate

Last summer my eight-year-old niece was selling magazine subscriptions for her school. Since I was anxious to help her out, I decided to subscribe to two magazines: Baseball Digest and Discover. Discover, a science magazine, makes for fascinating...

Pros: Easy to read, accessible science
Cons: Not in-depth

The nice thing about “Discover” magazine is that you can cover a wide swath of scientific ground quickly and easily, without needing a degree in each of the subjects to understand what you are reading. “Discover” articles are not only informative, but...

Pros: Photos, topics, fairly easy reading
Cons: Price

My interest in discover magazine began in college. I majored in Biochemistry, and reading science journals was my hobby. The four journals I read were Science, Discover, JAMA, and Popular Science. I will first talk about Discover then give a brief...

Pros: accessible, interesting science
Cons: has become more "popular" and commercial

I have been a subscriber to Discover for many years. It's one of the best "middle ground" science magazines -- I would put it right between Scientific American and Popular Science, suitable for a less technically educated...

Pros: An eclectic mix in every issue.
Cons: Most of the contents are presented amateurishly.

I subscribed to Discover earlier this year, and although it is not a terrible magazine, it is not consistently interesting enough to occupy my attention. There have been some issues I only managed to skim before sending them on to the great recycler in...

Pros: informative, easy to read, interesting
Cons: $4 an issue

I have interested in science for most of my life. Unfortunately, for most of my life so far, I haven't been able to read a whole lot about new findings and advancements because the technical jargon was too much for me. Imagine a 13 year old trying to...

Pros: Articles are well written and easily understood
Cons: None

Whether or not you have cable TV or watch PBS you know that the world of science and nature constantly changes and amazes humanity. In "Discover"
magazine you will find articles about all the different areas of science that may have an...

Pros: A little of this and a little of that.
Cons: There may not be enough of your favorite topics in one issue.

I have been a subscriber to Discover magazine for, oh, longer than I can remember. I believe it's been eight years--well, ever since Omni went belly-up and converted its followers to a Discover subscription until their pre-paid number of Omni had been...

Pros: Great for the Whole Family, Interesting, Informative, but Written So Everyone will Understand.
Cons: The Subscription Cost is a Bit High

If science and nature are of interest to you, but you barely made it through high school chemistry or biology then this is the magazine for you. With interesting articles, graphs, graphics and color photos, they speak to you in laymen's terms. Or at the...

Pros: ease of understanding for non-scientist
Cons: some articles don't go in-depth enough

Discover Magazine is a very good magazine if you want science put into
terms so that anyone can understand it. There are several sections that I
find fascinating and others that don't interest me as much. Vital Signs is an
article...