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Devin Reese

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

Oldest Reptile Mummy Sheds Light on the Ancient Art of Breathing

Its rib breathing set the stage for further evolution of land animals

April 16, 2026

Why Are Gray Whales Dying in the San Francisco Bay?

Ship encounters are deadly—even for 90,000-pound animals

April 15, 2026

A Rare Cloud Jaguar Photographed Slinking Through the Honduran Forest

It’s encouraging evidence that conservation measures matter

April 14, 2026

Solid Proof That Our Mammal Ancestors Laid Eggs

How ancient reproduction paved the way for mammals

April 13, 2026

The Deep Secrets of the Nautilus

Evolutionary time has forged changes in these shelled cephalopods

April 9, 2026

This Record-Breaking Octopus Fossil Isn’t an Octopus After All

Uncovering a case of mistaken cephalopod identity

April 7, 2026

Bumblebees Bounce to the Beat

Suggesting deep evolutionary roots of rhythm in animals

April 6, 2026

The Crowd-Sourced Science to Save Endangered Succulents

Coalescing all known information about cacti for anyone who needs to know

April 3, 2026

When Dogs First Became Man’s Best Friend

Ancient canid DNA pushes date of dog domestication back millennia

April 2, 2026

Why Seals Twitch Their Whiskers

And the trade-offs inherent to every twitch

April 1, 2026