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<p>Jake Currie is a writer based in Brooklyn, NY.</p>


Jake Currie

Anthropology

The “Kerry Cow” Wasn’t a Cow at All—And It Upends Stone Age Irish History

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Ian Towle

Evolution

Why It Might Be Time to Rethink the Human Family Tree

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


Kristen French

Neuroscience

What a Blissful Psychedelic Trip Looks Like Inside the Brain

Zoology

TikTok Discovered a Blind, Pale, Worm-Like Fish

<p><span style="font-weight: 400">David Nield has written about science and technology for more than 20 years. His work has appeared in a wide range of publications, including </span><em><span style="font-weight: 400">Wired, Popular Science, The Guardian</span></em><span style="font-weight: 400"><em>,</em> and </span><em><span style="font-weight: 400">Gizmodo</span></em><span style="font-weight: 400">.</span></p>


David Nield

Arts

The Best Ocean Photos of the Year

Health

Why You Move Factors in to Whether It Protects You From Dementia

The Wonders of the Male Human Pelvis

Psychology

How Our Perceptions of Aging Can Affect Our Social Lives

How Paying Attention to Pain Could Help You Heal Faster

<p>Devin Reese is the executive editor of <em>Natural History</em> and a science writer based in Alexandria, Virginia.</p>


Devin Reese

How the Narwhal Got Its Twisted Tusk

Astronomy

A Dazzling Image of a Dying Star, Featuring the Great Recycling System of the Cosmos

<p>Elena Kazamia is a science writer from Greece. She has a master’s degree in conservation from University College London and a Ph.D. in plant sciences from the University of Cambridge in the U.K.</p>


Elena Kazamia

Is Immortality Possible?

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