Molly Glick
What Chimps Reveal About Human Parenting
Human caregiving seems to have shaped teens’ thrill-seeking tendencies
The Amateur Archaeologist Who Found the Wrong Troy
Heinrich Schliemann was a thousand years off the mark—but he did still make meaningful discoveries
How These Long-Living Sharks Keep Sharp Vision for Centuries
Understanding their tricks could eventually help preserve people’s eyesight, too
A Martian Milestone Captures a Mysterious Dark Spot
The idea came from a Colorado high school student
X-rays Were a Life-Saving Accident
More than a century ago, a lucky accident gave us a revolutionary new look at our bodies
This Walking Ape Might Be the Earliest Human Ancestor
The limbs of Sahelanthropus tchadensis may settle a decades-long evolutionary debate
How to Glimpse the Prime Meteor Shower of 2026
The Quadrantids rank among the most spectacular sky shows of the year
Celebrate the New Year With This Cosmic Champagne Cluster
A new look at the cluster offers evidence of a dramatic space crash
The Photos That Shaped Our Understanding of Earth’s Shape
Visual evidence of our planet’s curvature is relatively recent
When Canaries Actually Worked in Coal Mines
These feathery gas detectors became beloved pets in the dark depths