Molly Glick

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    How Moss Fights Crime

    Even tiny bits of an unassuming carpet of plant matter can be enough to lead investigators to a suspect

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    How the Spoils of an Infamous Heist Traveled the World

    The Stone of Scone may have been returned, but bits of this sacred object were distributed in a hidden network

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    These Spiders Build Doppelgängers to Stay Alive

    Creepy crawlers turn detritus, silk, and prey carcasses into astonishingly realistic look-alikes

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    Was This Mysterious Mountain Feature an Incan Tax Document?

    Thousands of holes dot a mountain in Peru—they might have been used by the Inca to tally tributes

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    Carl Sagan Shared a Shocking Space Secret

    The legendary astronomer once unveiled a top-secret plan to detonate a nuclear bomb on the moon

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    Visit Our Solar System’s Tallest Mountains

    These extraterrestrial treks make Mount Everest look like an anthill

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    A Martian Mystery May Finally Be Solved

    Scientists might have finally uncovered the origins of bold streaks on the Red Planet’s surface

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    Is There Such a Thing as Too Many Houseplants?

    It might not be good for us to go overboard with indoor greenery

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    A Pretty Anemone Makes Space and Eats Waste

    This newly discovered sea creature has built a “faithful” relationship with hermit crabs

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    Medieval Medical Misinformation Persists

    A 14th-century tale still promotes dubious origins behind the deadliest known pandemic