Kristen French
Kristen French is an associate editor at Nautilus. She has worked in science journalism since 2013, reporting and writing features and news for publications such as Wired, Backchannel, The Verge, and New York Magazine. She has a masters degree in science journalism from Columbia University.
How Tourists Are Rescuing the Ancient City of Palmyra
Photographs taken from before terrorists destroyed the site are helping researchers digitally resurrect it.
Where the Wild Bees Are
San Diego is a biodiversity hotspot for bees. Researchers need help documenting them.
The Wisdom of a Brainless Robot
How a soft-bodied machine uses physical intelligence to navigate.
The Invisible Impacts of Calamities
Why we need to study the microbiology of disasters.
The Case for a 200-Year Space Mission
How a composer is working with NASA scientists to shift our thinking about obsolescence.
New Tarantula Discovered in Unexpected Place
How social media helped a scientist uncover a new, golden-haired species.
Parasites Can Also Be Friends
Scientists are studying them to help protect endangered host species.
Pocket Forests Are Coming to Town
Can tiny forests deliver on big environmental problems?
Bummer: Popular Happiness Strategies Are a Bust
A new analysis shows the most widely cited happiness studies relied on poor research methods.
Loss of Smell May Be an Early Sign of Brain Diseases
Scientists have learned smell loss can be a diagnostic tool for Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s.











