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In the Magazine: Discovery Channel Magazine Issue Sixteen
This Month in Discovery Channel Magazine
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- Lisbon Maru
In 1942, during World War II, the Japanese ship Lisbon Maru, laded with 1,800 sick, hungry and injured Allied prisoners, sailed for Japan from Hong Kong. But to the pursuing American Submarine, USS Grouper, it was just another troopship.
- Tiny Giants
Coral reefs can stretch for hundreds of kilometres, long enough to be easily visible from space. Yet these mammoth structures are built by some of the oldest, tiniest and most colourful animals on Earth.
- Supersenses
Most people think the extraordinary powers and senses that superheroes are famous for are totally made up. Here's the thing - some aren't.
In this Issue
Al Haytham
The Iraqi theologian who first discovered optics
Antarctic
Trapped in a storm on Antarctica's Blue Base 1
Autofocus
The technology behind the way your camera focuses
Carl Hodges
The pioneering innovator who builds saltwater farms
Cuba
Skateboarding; the new sport on Havana's streets
Fake Drugs
Forensic experts use science to combat a deadly trade in fake drugs
Should Everyone Read This? Yes! I vote for this story
Australian Road Trips
Daily Horoscopes
The right food. The right wine.
Managing Your Health
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