Molly Glick

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    Laughing Apes Take Risks

    Hearing the sounds of chuckles may make our bonobo cousins think on the bright side

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    An Elephant’s Tusk Never Forgets

    A simple test can peek into ivory to detect deception

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    The Woman Behind the World’s Biggest Camera

    Vera Rubin overcame abundant obstacles to become a leading light in cosmology

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    How Ancient Beasts Spread Sweet Fruits

    The native forests of South America were shaped by mastodons—and we’re doing a bad job filling their role

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    The Octopus Propaganda Hidden in Modern Maps

    An old visual trick may promote conspiratorial thinking about global power

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    Giant Plankton Snacks Could Keep Coral Resilient

    When coral have enough to eat, they seem to endure warming waters

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    Anchors Away from Antarctica

    When ships drop anchor off the icy continent, they threaten some of the oldest animals on Earth

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    A Tiny Star Poses Big Questions

    A small red dwarf seems to have birthed a hulking gas giant, upending prevailing theories of planet formation

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    A Truer Story of Native America

    Pulitzer-winner Kathleen DuVal on Indigenous power in colonial times

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    View the Sun’s Freckles Closer Than Ever

    A telescope upgrade offers an unusually crisp look at solar chaos