Bob Grant

  • Explore
    Article Lead Image

    Earth’s Largest Mirror Shattered by Science

    The Bolivian salt flat long touted as a massive looking glass loses some of its shine

  • Explore
    Article Lead Image

    These Aren’t Your Pharoah’s Mummies

    Other cultures across Asia were preserving their dead for millennia before the Egyptians

  • Explore
    Article Lead Image

    DNA’s Death Notice

    See original manuscripts, letters, photos, and jokes from luminaries like Rosalind Franklin, Aaron Klug, and Linus Pauling

  • Explore
    Article Lead Image

    Does Musical Taste Narrow with Age?

    What 450 million song plays tell us about how our listening habits evolve

  • Explore
    Article Lead Image

    Here’s Why Binge-Watching Is Good for You

    Rabidly consuming TV shows, movies, or books could make us more imaginative and able to cope with stress

  • Explore
    Article Lead Image

    Heart Attacks in Space

    Effective CPR is hard when both patient and rescuer are floating

  • Explore
    Article Lead Image

    The Cosmos Is Trying to Kill Us

    Airbursts from space may be more common than we thought

  • Explore
    Article Lead Image

    Is Solving the Plastic Problem a Moral Issue?

    The Dalai Lama, the Eastern Orthodox Church, and the Vatican weigh in

  • Explore
    Article Lead Image

    Can Humanity Stem the Plastic Tide?

    Plastic pollution is costing the world $1.5 trillion a year in health-related losses

  • Explore
    Article Lead Image

    The Data in a Dino’s Smile

    Dinosaur teeth are unique windows into Earth’s ancient air