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Nautilus

Bob Grant is the deputy editor at Nautilus.

Bob Grant

Anthropology

What Mummies Read Before a Long Nap

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.

Kristen French

Psychology

The Problem with Psychedelic Research

Jake Currie is a writer based in Brooklyn, NY.

Jake Currie

Evolution

Could Neanderthals Speak Like Us?

Environment

Plants Can Hear the Sound of Falling Rain

Astronomy

(Almost) A Eulogy for Voyager

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

Devin Reese

Microbiology

The Australian Rocks That House the Oldest Life-Forms on Earth

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