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Mark DeGraff is a science journalist who specializes in ecology and biodiversity. His work has appeared in Mongabay, Eos, Mountain Journal, and many other outlets.

Mark Degraff

Environment

This Forest Survived a Megafire

Molly Glick is the newsletter editor of Nautilus.

Molly Glick

You Can Help NASA Track Hurricane Damage

Megan Scudellari is a science writer based in Boston, specializing in the life sciences. Her work has been featured in the Boston Globe, Nature, Newsweek, and others. She is also co-author of a college biology textbook, <a href="https://wwnorton.com/books/9781324060789">Biology Now</a>.

Megan Scudellari

Health

Our Dark, Unvaccinated Future

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.

Elena Kazamia

Cities Obey the Laws of Living Things

Sara Kiley Watson is a climate and science journalist currently based in the Netherlands.

Sara Kiley Watson

History

These Early Humans Walked 8 Miles for the Perfect Rock

Bob Grant is the deputy editor at Nautilus.

Bob Grant

Psychology

Here’s Why Binge-Watching Is Good for You

Sabine Hossenfelder is a theoretical physicist at the Munich Center for Mathematical Philosophy, in Germany, focusing on modifications of general relativity, phenomenological quantum gravity, and the foundations of quantum mechanics. She is the creative director of the YouTube channel <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1yNl2E66ZzKApQdRuTQ4tw">“Science without the gobbledygook”</a> where she talks about recent scientific developments and debunks hype. Her latest book is <a href="https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/616868/existential-physics-by-sabine-hossenfelder/">Existential Physics: A Scientist’s Guide to Life’s Biggest Questions</a>. Follow her on X (formerly known as Twitter) <a href="https://twitter.com/skdh">@skdh</a>.

Sabine Hossenfelder

Physics

How to Measure the Universe

Zoology

Wild Jaguars Caught in the Act

Shohini Ghose is a professor of physics and computer science at Wilfrid Laurier University, Canada. She is the director of the Laurier Centre for Women in Science (WinS) and the NSERC Chair for Women in Science and Engineering. She is the author of <a href="https://mitpress.mit.edu/9780262552998/her-space-her-time/">Her Space, Her Time</a>.

Shohini Ghose

The Two-Body Problem for Women in Science

Christine Webb is an assistant professor in the Department of Environmental Studies at New York University, where she is part of the animal studies program. She is a broadly trained primatologist with expertise in social behavior, cognition, and emotion. She works with nonhuman primates in diverse settings and collaborates with scholars from the social sciences and humanities to reimagine the role of science in the growing charge to grant moral status to other animals. Her work has been covered by popular outlets including The New York Times, The Washington Post, National Geographic, and the BBC.

Christine Webb

Putting Humans First Is Not Natural

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.

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