Devin Reese
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Devin Reese is the executive editor of Natural History and a science writer based in Alexandria, Virginia.
This Dolphin Steals from Fish for Its Meals
Putting a dent in dolphins’ reputation as the “good guys of the sea”
September 19, 2026
Chimps Hand Down Tools Across Generations
Social learning boosts feeding success of young’uns
September 16, 2026
The Ancient Mammal That Changes Our Understanding of Dinosaur Origins
Tanzania’s Nyasasaurus may not have been the first dinosaur on Earth after all
September 16, 2026
Taylor Swift Drops New Insect Species
Thanks to a graduate student who is a “lifelong Swiftie”
September 14, 2026
The Giant Squids of the Jurassic Period
This belemnite swam in what used to be Wyoming seas
September 11, 2026
How Did Birds Outlive the Other Dinosaurs?
A preserved feather provides some essential clues
September 10, 2026
The Hidden Power Struggle Between Lions and Hyenas
There’s a lot of role reversal happening here
September 9, 2026
Male Sex-Reversed Frogs Hold Their Own in Fertility Competitions
Sex reversal may not be an evolutionary dead end after all
September 8, 2026
What’s Creating These Mysterious Seafloor Hexagons?
We now know who is responsible for them, but why they’re doing it is still up for debate
September 7, 2026
The Extinct “American Cheetah” Wasn’t a Cheetah After All
And, unlike African cheetahs, it was a flexible carnivore
September 4, 2026













