Molly Glick
How a Worried Mom Created One of the Most Versatile Inventions
Duct tape wouldn’t exist without Vesta Stoudt, whose bright idea quickly stuck
The Dark History of Space Medicine
How Nazi Germany influenced early research into spaceflight’s health impacts
The Long History and Uncertain Future of US Weather Forecasts
Centuries of scientific progress are at stake
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
Can the Keto Diet Treat Mental Health Conditions?
How the evidence stacks up against Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s recent claims
The Many Myths of the Blood Moon
What people throughout the world and across time have made of lunar eclipses
Why Teflon Is Losing Its Sticking Power
The substance that revolutionized cookware and helped build the atomic bomb is facing a reckoning
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
The Farm Boy Who Found Pluto
Despite its demotion from planet status, the tiny but mighty world still captivates scientists
The Geomagnetic Storm That Sparked Panic Across a Continent
And how it would affect us now
Ancient Jokes Etched in Clay
These millennia-old punchlines aren’t exactly gut-busters today
The Devastating Disease Neglected for Decades
Despite high-tech new therapies, people with sickle cell anemia still encounter stigma today











