Molly Glick
These Spiders Build Doppelgängers to Stay Alive
Creepy crawlers turn detritus, silk, and prey carcasses into astonishingly realistic look-alikes
Was This Mysterious Mountain Feature an Incan Tax Document?
Thousands of holes dot a mountain in Peru—they might have been used by the Inca to tally tributes
Carl Sagan Shared a Shocking Space Secret
The legendary astronomer once unveiled a top-secret plan to detonate a nuclear bomb on the moon
Visit Our Solar System’s Tallest Mountains
These extraterrestrial treks make Mount Everest look like an anthill
A Martian Mystery May Finally Be Solved
Scientists might have finally uncovered the origins of bold streaks on the Red Planet’s surface
Is There Such a Thing as Too Many Houseplants?
It might not be good for us to go overboard with indoor greenery
A Pretty Anemone Makes Space and Eats Waste
This newly discovered sea creature has built a “faithful” relationship with hermit crabs
Medieval Medical Misinformation Persists
A 14th-century tale still promotes dubious origins behind the deadliest known pandemic
Octopus Camouflage Could Give Us Better Sunscreen
A clever trick to churn out a natural color-changing pigment in the lab could lead to more effective SPF
Ode to the Jellyfish
A look at some of the strange creatures, in celebration of World Jellyfish Day
The Most Fascinating Findings After A Quarter Century of Science in the ISS
This lab is out of this world
