Molly Glick
A Tiny Star Poses Big Questions
A small red dwarf seems to have birthed a hulking gas giant, upending prevailing theories of planet formation
A Truer Story of Native America
Pulitzer-winner Kathleen DuVal on Indigenous power in colonial times
View the Sun’s Freckles Closer Than Ever
A telescope upgrade offers an unusually crisp look at solar chaos
Famous Sea Monster Gets a Name
Traskasaura sandrae had “very odd” features that made it a crafty hunter
Your Dishwasher Could Harbor the Next Chonkus
Scientists want your help identifying marvelous new extremophiles
Hilma af Klint Celebrates the Supernatural in Nature
The Swedish artist’s eccentric botanic illustrations, on view publicly for the first time, weave mysticism with painstaking accuracy
The History Hidden in Names
Etchings in ancient Hebrew artifacts reveal nuanced social dynamics
Enlisting Paparazzi to Save a Gigantic Fish
Crowd-sourced data on the giant sea bass suggest it’s making a rebound
The Genetics of Putrid-Smelling Flowers
Some plants lure pollinators with the stench of decay using a gene related to one that fights odor in human breath
A Cicada Fossil Surprise
A new glimpse into their ancient history