Molly Glick

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

A clever trick to churn out a natural color-changing pigment in the lab could lead to more effective SPF

And why a bit of fright can be a good thing

A look at some of the strange creatures, in celebration of World Jellyfish Day

This lab is out of this world

We have tipped the scale toward humans and livestock, reducing the share of wild mammals

The Italian scientist who sparked an electric revolution that led to the beloved horror story—and the battery

Illuminating new details of the Red Spider Nebula have emerged

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

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