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Nautilus

Kristen French is an associate editor at Nautilus. She has worked in science journalism since 2013, reporting and writing features and news for publications such as Wired, Backchannel, The Verge, and New York Magazine. She has a masters degree in science journalism from Columbia University.

Kristen French

Psychology

Daydream Your Way to Life-Changing Insights

Zoe Cunniffe is a health writer interested in chronic illness and medical anthropology. Her work has previously been published in the Ethics Press collection Institutionalized Madness: The Interplay of Psychiatry and Society’s Institutions. She also writes a Substack newsletter, Reality Tunnels.

Zoe Cunniffe

Should We Bring the Dead Back to Life?

Lisa S. Gardiner is a writer, geoscientist, and educator whose work has appeared in Scientific American, The Atlantic, bioGraphic, and other publications. Her second nonfiction book, <a href="https://press.princeton.edu/books/hardcover/9780691247335/reefs-of-time?srsltid=AfmBOopVqyhkwLk59g-d8vlzyYmuqB-KTEhmAbl4XctK3hNSaEsdOewd">Reefs of Time: What Fossils Reveal about Coral Survival</a>, was published in June 2025.

Lisa S. Gardiner

Environment

New Life for Rotting Seaweed

Katarina Zimmer is a freelance science and environment journalist.

Katarina Zimmer

Zoology

Deep Sleep Is This Mammal’s Super Power

Katherine Harmon Courage is the executive editor at Nautilus.

Katherine Harmon Courage

A Library for Fish Sounds

Leonard David is an award-winning space journalist who has been reporting on space activities for over 50 years. He has authored numerous books and articles focused on space exploration, including Moon Rush: The New Space Race and Mars: Our Future on the Red Planet, both published by National Geographic.

Leonard David

Astronomy

Seeking Signs of Life on Venus

Molly Glick is the newsletter editor of Nautilus.

Molly Glick

Geoscience

Ghostly Swamp Lightning Explained

Alex Riley is an award-winning science writer and the author of <a href="https://wwnorton.com/books/9781324079187">Super Natural: How Life Thrives in Impossible Places</a>. He lives in south Devon, UK, with his family.

Alex Riley

The Extreme Animals in Our Backyards

Kevin Berger is the editor at large of Nautilus.

Kevin Berger

Health

A Pediatrician’s Lament

Bob Grant is the deputy editor at Nautilus.

Bob Grant

Earth’s Largest Mirror Shattered by Science

Tyler Santora is a freelance science journalist, editor, and fact-checker based out of Colorado who has written for Undark, Scientific American, Popular Science, Nature Medicine, Science, and more.

Tyler Santora

Technology

Butterfly Wings Inspire Barrier-Breaking Nanotech

Lina Zeldovich grew up in a family of Russian scientists, listening to bedtime stories about volcanoes, black holes, and intrepid explorers. She has written for The New York Times, Scientific American, Reader’s Digest, and Audubon Magazine, among other publications, and won four awards for covering the science of poop. Her book, The Other Dark Matter: The Science and Business of Turning Waste into Wealth, was published in 2021 by Chicago University Press. You can find her at <a href="https://linazeldovich.com/">LinaZeldovich.com</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/linazeldovich">@LinaZeldovich</a>.

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