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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
Human Evolution
The discovery of so-called Hobbits in Flores, Indonesia has turned the scientific world on its head. By Christopher W. Davis
Military Men
Step inside the tough world of the US Air Force pararescuemen as they reach the end of their elite training course. By Michael Haederle
Beetle Mania
Hiroshi Uemura explains how he invented the beetle video arcade game that has taken Japan by storm. By Lam Lye Ching
Slacklining
Thrill-seeker Samuel Dufner loves nothing more than rigging a line over a vast open space and walking across it. By Jeremy Torr.
Death of a Species
With more and more pandas nearing extinction, wildlife experts wonder if there's a way back from the brink. By Rachel Sullivan
Pedal Power
A Kenyan shoeshine boy is taking the cycling world by storm. By Lynn Lee
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Australian Road Trips
Daily Horoscopes
The right food. The right wine.
Managing Your Health
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