Molly Glick

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    A Crisper Look at a Cosmic Creepy Crawler

    Illuminating new details of the Red Spider Nebula have emerged

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    How This Haunting Hurricane Illusion Forms

    Powerful storms like Hurricane Melissa foment an odd phenomenon called the “stadium effect” at their centers

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    This Spiritual Eclipse Calendar Might Still Work

    The remarkable accuracy behind the Maya people’s eclipse forecasts may have emerged from an astrological calendar system that could still hold true

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    The Dark Side of Putting Mirrors in Space

    On-demand sunlight could be a shady undertaking

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    Why Have We Never Sampled an Interstellar Comet?

    A cosmic coincidence could give us an unprecedented look at a visitor from another solar system. If all goes well.

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    Will Trump’s Immigration Policies Hurt US Nobel Chances?

    Drastic cuts to science funding and immigration restrictions could hobble the country’s research enterprise

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    How to Get an Elephant’s Attention

    The secret lies in our shared language of gestures

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    Ghostly Swamp Lightning Explained

    The tiny sparks behind spooky myths might have also started life on Earth

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     A Nano-sized Art Gallery

    Vote on your favorite miniature art pieces and discover their link to futuristic research

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    The Heart of a Haunting Galaxy

    This “Phantom Galaxy” is riddled with holes that may be the handiwork of violent stars