Molly Glick
The Inner Worlds of Reptiles
Tortoises were found to have feelings, pointing to other overlooked animal minds
A Hymn Lost for a Millennium
AI helped piece together clay fragments to tell a new story of Babylon
Cheese Might Haunt Our Dreams
Centuries-old wisdom may ring true on food-fueled nightmares
Laughing Apes Take Risks
Hearing the sounds of chuckles may make our bonobo cousins think on the bright side
An Elephant’s Tusk Never Forgets
A simple test can peek into ivory to detect deception
The Woman Behind the World’s Biggest Camera
Vera Rubin overcame abundant obstacles to become a leading light in cosmology
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
The Octopus Propaganda Hidden in Modern Maps
An old visual trick may promote conspiratorial thinking about global power
Giant Plankton Snacks Could Keep Coral Resilient
When coral have enough to eat, they seem to endure warming waters
Anchors Away from Antarctica
When ships drop anchor off the icy continent, they threaten some of the oldest animals on Earth