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Katherine Harmon Courage

Katherine Harmon Courage is the executive editor at Nautilus.

What a Massive Butterfly Count Reveals

A tale of three decades and 4.3 million butterflies

The Beauty of Martian Rocks

What scientists are learning from these dazzling samples

Our Windy Planet

Watch this mesmerizing animation of winds blowing across the globe

Our Busy Universe

A sliver of space from the Vera Rubin Observatory

Saltier, Hotter Sea Springs a Leak in Ice Sheets

A surprising reversal at sea brings a big change

The Science of Tripping Comes to Town

The many challenges of studying psychedelics

How to Build a Planet from Dust

The answer is blowing in the (stellar) wind

The Ancient Paths of an Iconic River

Vivid geological maps reveal the movement of the Mississippi

The Water Bear—from First Look to Facebook

250 years ago, a theologist looked under a microscope and discovered the “most peculiar” creature

What Fueled the Ocean’s Largest Terror

Megalodon teeth reveal a secret to their ancient super-predator status

The Largest Iceberg on Earth Is Stuck

A new view of the berg shows it’s losing its edge

Storm Chasers on the Hail Trail

The quest to map a costly weather phenomenon