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Devin Reese

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

How Invasive Rats Mess with Coral Reef Food Webs

It’s not always a bad thing, though

August 3, 2026

Which Fish Species Will Invade the Mediterranean Next?

The features of fish that have passed through the Suez Canal provide clues

July 31, 2026

Did Ancient Humans Prefer Hunting Female Mammoths?

Female or not, mammoths were definitely key to their survival

July 30, 2026

Does Having a Pet Really Improve Our Health?

It could go either way, depending on the relationship

July 29, 2026

Koalas Are Getting a Vaccine to Help With Their STD Problem

It’s a key step in saving them from extinction

How an Inbred Snake Invader Took Over an Island Paradise

Hidden genetic diversity may have given it an advantage

July 24, 2026

How Do Sperm Whales Keep Their Massive, Wax-Filled Heads Beneath the Waves as They Sleep?

The ocean giants deploy tiny solutions to counteract their own buoyancy

July 24, 2026

Mole Rat Queens Stink Their Way to Power

The volatile compound they emit induces temporary infertility in other females

July 23, 2026

How Tunas Evolved to Become an Apex Predator of the Sea

Contrary to popular belief, it had little to do with the dinosaur-killing asteroid

July 22, 2026

Record of Human Migration Hiding in the DNA of a Musky Rodent

The Asian house shrew stowed away on routes of human commerce for millennia

July 21, 2026

Monkeys Interpret Shapes Similarly to Humans

The continuum of geometric intuition from people to other primates

July 20, 2026

What Satellite Photos of Penguin Poop Tell Us About Earth’s Health

Climate change is painting with an Adélie penguin palette on Antarctic ice floes

July 20, 2026