Molly Glick
The Most Fascinating Findings After A Quarter Century of Science in the ISS
This lab is out of this world
Humans Have Upended the World’s Balance of Mammals
We have tipped the scale toward humans and livestock, reducing the share of wild mammals
Meet the Real Frankenstein
The Italian scientist who sparked an electric revolution that led to the beloved horror story—and the battery
A Crisper Look at a Cosmic Creepy Crawler
Illuminating new details of the Red Spider Nebula have emerged
How This Haunting Hurricane Illusion Forms
Powerful storms like Hurricane Melissa foment an odd phenomenon called the “stadium effect” at their centers
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
The Dark Side of Putting Mirrors in Space
On-demand sunlight could be a shady undertaking
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.
Will Trump’s Immigration Policies Hurt US Nobel Chances?
Drastic cuts to science funding and immigration restrictions could hobble the country’s research enterprise
How to Get an Elephant’s Attention
The secret lies in our shared language of gestures