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Jake Currie

Jake Currie is a writer based in Brooklyn, NY.

Antarctic Team Drills 6 Million Years Into Earth’s Past

The recovery of the ancient ice core to date reveals key insights into our changing climate

October 30, 2025

No More Tears? Scientists Take a Keen Eye to Onion Slicing

New research sheds light on a familiar problem, with important implications for food safety

October 29, 2025

Half-Male, Half-Female Spider Discovered In Thailand

A new arachnid species and a rare intersex specimen in one fell swoop

October 16, 2025

How the Statues of Easter Island Walked Into Place

The iconic heads hewn from volcanic rock may have been wobbled into place by the Rapa Nui people who created them

October 14, 2025

A Sci-fi Artist Who Draws From Real Life

A conversation with artist Yiran Jia.

May 2, 2025

Celebrating the Relationship Between Science and Illustration

A conversation with Society of Illustrators executive director Arabelle Liepold

March 20, 2025

Breathing New Life into Found Objects

A conversation with Nautilus cover artist Katherine Streeter.

February 25, 2025

The Magical Realism of Myriam Wares

A conversation with Nautilus cover artist Myriam Wares.

January 20, 2025

Finding Beauty in the Struggle Between Light and Darkness

A conversation with artist Deena So'Oteh.

December 20, 2024

The Rituals of Art, Science, and Superstition

A conversation with Issue 58 cover artist Ellen Weinstein.

November 18, 2024

Subverting Reality Through Art

A conversation with artist Tim O'Brien.

October 23, 2024

How Reality Shapes Our Language—and Vice Versa

A conversation with UCLA philosophy professor Josh Armstrong.

October 10, 2024