Discovery News

news.discovery.com — From blue-balled monkeys to a meat-eating sponge, these new creatures show that Mother Nature hasn't forgotten how to amaze us.

news.discovery.com — NASA may not be going to the moon anytime soon, but private companies plan to do so, a study by space habitat developer Bigelow Aerospace shows. The study, commissioned by NASA, is intended as a supplemental roadmap for the U.S.

news.discovery.com — An analysis of ancient dog burials finds that the typical prehistoric dog owner ate a lot of seafood, had spiritual beliefs, and wore jewelry that sometimes wound up on the dog. The study, published in PLoS ONE, is one of the first to directly test if there was a clear relationship between the practice of dog burial and human behaviors.

news.discovery.com — The name "Xbox," like "iPod," has the wonderful power of not being too specific. Apple's first device to bear that moniker didn't do much more than play music, but the iPod touch is an all-purpose computer - and in the same way, the Xbox One that Microsoft unveiled Tuesday will do far more than play video games.