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<p>Jake Currie is a writer based in Brooklyn, NY.</p>


Jake Currie

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The Evolutionary Raw Deal of the Human Knee

<p>Devin Reese is the executive editor of <em>Natural History</em> and a science writer based in Alexandria, Virginia.</p>


Devin Reese

Ancient, Armored Fishes Crushed Jaw Evolution

The Story of Walking Upright is Written in the Bones of Our Ancestors

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Ian Towle

Why It Might Be Time to Rethink the Human Family Tree

The Wonders of the Male Human Pelvis

<p>Elena Kazamia is a science writer from Greece. She has a master’s degree in conservation from University College London and a Ph.D. in plant sciences from the University of Cambridge in the U.K.</p>


Elena Kazamia

Is Immortality Possible?

Life Originated Twice on Earth

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People With This Neanderthal Hormone Receptor Have More Muscle Mass

An Explosion of Feces May Have Triggered Earth’s Explosion of Species

<p>Kristen French is a senior editor at <em>Nautilus</em>. She has worked in science journalism since 2013, reporting and writing features and news for publications such as <em>Wired, Backchannel, The Verge,</em> and <em>New York Magazine</em>. She has a masters degree in science journalism from Columbia University.</p>
