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Nautilus

Kevin Berger is the editor at large of Nautilus.

Kevin Berger

Jonny-James Kajoba and Michael Genet in Spare Parts. As their characters Ivan Shelley, an executive assistant, and Zeit Smith, a billionaire, they undergo a blood exchange. Photo by Russ Rowland

Arts

Money Can’t Buy You Youth

Devin Reese is the executive editor of Natural History and a science writer based in Alexandria, Virginia.

Devin Reese

Close-up portrait of a happy baby chimpanzee deep in thought. Credit: Patrick Rolands / Shutterstock.

Psychology

Humans Can Read the Expressions and Feelings of Our Primate Cousins

Jake Currie is a writer based in Brooklyn, NY.

Jake Currie

Close-up shot of a basketball in the hoop. Credit: Jag_cz / Shutterstock.

Physics

The Science Behind the Perfect 3-Point Shot

Viviane Callier is a science writer in Rockville, MD.

Viviane Callier

Vibrant wildflower meadow under a clear blue sky. Credit: habibur383 / Shutterstock.

Environment

How Flowers Transformed Planet Earth

The researchers chose the ‘Myles’ variety of chickpea for this study. Its compact size and resiliency support crop production in space-limited mission environments. Credit: University of Texas Institute for Geophysics.

Astronomy

Scientists Grow Chickpeas in Lunar Soil

Continuous line drawing of brain lifting weight. Credit: Kdp Vibe / Shutterstock.

Neuroscience

Does This Protein Drive Exercise’s Brain Boost?

Senior couple walking with poles for exercise. Credit: Jackbin / Shutterstock.

You Can Still Improve as You Age—With the Right Mindset

A supercell thunderstorm cloud forming over open plains at sunset. Credit: John D Sirlin / Shutterstock.

Geoscience

Why Does the United States Have So Many Tornadoes?

Rattlesnake coiled with its rattle raised in a defensive posture. Credit: Tom Reichner / Shutterstock.

Zoology

The Iconic Longevity of the Rattlesnake’s Warning

Close-up portrait of a bonobo. Credit: GUDKOV ANDREY / Shutterstock.

Bonobos May Not Be the Peaceful Apes We Imagined

Silhouette of a human head filled with glowing cannabis leaf patterns representing effects on the brain. Credit: synthetick / Shutterstock.

Weed Not Only Sends Memories Up in Smoke, It Reshapes Them

Olivia Hewitt is a postdoctoral researcher at The University of Queensland, in Australia, where she studies the evolution of immunity and the development of microbiomes within a sea sponge that lives on the Great Barrier Reef.

Olivia Hewitt

Colorful digital illustration of a human figure made of glowing particles. Credit: artacet / Shutterstock.

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