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Nautilus

Telmo Pievani is a professor in the biology department at the University of Padua. A leading evolutionist, science communicator, and columnist for Corriere della Sera, he is the author of, among other books, <a href="https://mitpress.mit.edu/9780262049153/serendipity/">Serendipity</a> and <a href="https://mitpress.mit.edu/9780262548359/imperfection/">Imperfection</a>.

Telmo Pievani

Evolution

Flat Earthers on a Cruise

Zachary B. Hancock is an evolutionary biologist who specializes in the population genetics of marine life. He is an incoming assistant professor at Augusta University in Georgia, and a science writer and communicator who hosts a YouTube channel (@talkpopgen) about evolution and the history of science.

Zachary B. Hancock

Evolution and Guinea Pig Toes

Katarina Zimmer is a freelance science and environment journalist.

Katarina Zimmer

How Fishing Could Change the Evolution of Fish

Bob Grant is the deputy editor at Nautilus.

Bob Grant

All Birds Roost in a Single Tree

Lisa S. Gardiner is a writer, geoscientist, and educator whose work has appeared in Scientific American, The Atlantic, bioGraphic, and other publications. Her second nonfiction book, <a href="https://press.princeton.edu/books/hardcover/9780691247335/reefs-of-time?srsltid=AfmBOopVqyhkwLk59g-d8vlzyYmuqB-KTEhmAbl4XctK3hNSaEsdOewd">Reefs of Time: What Fossils Reveal about Coral Survival</a>, was published in June 2025.

Lisa S. Gardiner

In Search of the First Animals

David P. Barash is an evolutionary biologist and professor of psychology emeritus at the University of Washington. His most recent book is <a href="https://www.bloomsbury.com/us/soul-delusion-9798881805692/">The Soul Delusion</a>.

David P. Barash

10 Misconceptions About Evolution

Holly Haworth’s work appears in Orion, The New York Times Magazine, Oxford American, Lapham’s Quarterly, Sierra, and at the On Being radio program blog. Her essays have been included in The Best American Science and Nature Writing and listed as notable in The Best American Travel Writing. Her forthcoming book This Resounding World: A Field Guide to Listening received the Robert B. Silvers Foundation grant for Works in Progress. You can subscribe to her newsletter SPELLS at <a href="https://hollyhaworth.substack.com/">hollyhaworth.substack.com</a>.

Holly Haworth

We Are Light-Eaters

Jonathan Weiner teaches science writing at Columbia Journalism School. His book The Beak of the Finch won a Pulitzer prize in 1995.

Jonathan Weiner

Back to the Galapagos

Viviane Callier is a science writer in Rockville, MD.

Viviane Callier

Motion Made Minds

Katharine Gammon is a freelance science writer based in Santa Monica, California, who writes about environment, science, and parenting. You can find her on X (formerly known as Twitter) @kategammon.

Katharine Gammon

The Mystery of the Cave Cats 

Megan Scudellari is a science writer based in Boston, specializing in the life sciences. Her work has been featured in the Boston Globe, Nature, Newsweek, and others. She is also co-author of a college biology textbook, <a href="https://wwnorton.com/books/9781324060789">Biology Now</a>.