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Molly Glick

Molly Glick is the newsletter editor of Nautilus.

How a Worried Mom Created One of the Most Versatile Inventions

Duct tape wouldn’t exist without Vesta Stoudt, whose bright idea quickly stuck

February 10, 2026

The Dark History of Space Medicine

How Nazi Germany influenced early research into spaceflight’s health impacts

February 10, 2026

The Long History and Uncertain Future of US Weather Forecasts

Centuries of scientific progress are at stake

February 9, 2026

The Woman Who Paved the Way for IVF

Miriam Menkin didn’t achieve the same fame as her colleague John Rock, but the life-changing procedure wouldn’t be possible without her

February 9, 2026

Can the Keto Diet Treat Mental Health Conditions?

How the evidence stacks up against Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s recent claims

February 6, 2026

The Many Myths of the Blood Moon

What people throughout the world and across time have made of lunar eclipses

February 6, 2026

Why Teflon Is Losing Its Sticking Power

The substance that revolutionized cookware and helped build the atomic bomb is facing a reckoning

February 5, 2026

The Forgotten Epidemic Born Out of Poverty

Joseph Goldberger’s findings on pellagra weren’t welcome at the time, but he paved the way for a simple, life-saving intervention

February 4, 2026

The Farm Boy Who Found Pluto

Despite its demotion from planet status, the tiny but mighty world still captivates scientists

February 4, 2026

Ancient Jokes Etched in Clay

These millennia-old punchlines aren’t exactly gut-busters today

January 30, 2026

The Devastating Disease Neglected for Decades

Despite high-tech new therapies, people with sickle cell anemia still encounter stigma today

January 30, 2026