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Nautilus

Christine Webb is an assistant professor in the Department of Environmental Studies at New York University, where she is part of the animal studies program. She is a broadly trained primatologist with expertise in social behavior, cognition, and emotion. She works with nonhuman primates in diverse settings and collaborates with scholars from the social sciences and humanities to reimagine the role of science in the growing charge to grant moral status to other animals. Her work has been covered by popular outlets including The New York Times, The Washington Post, National Geographic, and the BBC.

Christine Webb

Zoology

Putting Humans First Is Not Natural

Gary Hartley is a writer and editor based in the U.K. Although his scientific training is in invertebrates, it’s far from his only interest. He likes to seek out under-reported aspects of biodiversity, farming, and fisheries.

Gary Hartley

In the Land of the Eyeless Dragons

Molly Glick is the newsletter editor of Nautilus.

Molly Glick

When Ancient Sea Monsters Emerged

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

Reindeer Are Vanishing

Sara Kiley Watson is a climate and science journalist currently based in the Netherlands.

Sara Kiley Watson

How Skinks and Honey Badgers Fight Snake Venom

Skylar Knight is a freelance writer and science communicator focused on nature, wildlife, and conservation. He has a Master&#8217;s degree in science communication from Imperial College London and has produced content for film, radio, and print.

Skylar Knight

I Could Smell Their Breath

Rohini Subrahmanyam is a biologist turned science journalist. She loves writing about interesting creatures on our planet. Subrahmanyam received a Ph.D. from the National Center for Biological Sciences at the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research in India. Follow her on X (formerly Twitter) <a href="https://twitter.com/rohsubb">@rohsubb</a> and on <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/rohini-subrahmanyam-261596216/">LinkedIn</a>, and see her portfolio <a href="https://muckrack.com/rohini-subrahmanyam-1/portfolio/list">here</a>.

Rohini Subrahmanyam

These Spiders Kill with Their Vomit

Katherine Harmon Courage is the executive editor at Nautilus.

Katherine Harmon Courage

How to Count Butterflies

What a Massive Butterfly Count Reveals

Natalia Mesa is an independent journalist based in Brooklyn, New York, who writes about life science, health, and technology.

Natalia Mesa

The Magic of Herding

Felipe Ossa is a journalist and playwright and currently a postbaccalaureate in ecology, evolution, and environmental biology at Columbia University.

Felipe Ossa

Botox and the Beast

A longtime freelance journalist and contributing editor, Krista Langlois is now a senior features editor at bioGraphic. From her home in southwest Colorado, she writes about the intersection of people and nature for publications like Adventure Journal, The Atlantic, Hakai, National Geographic News, Outside, and Smithsonian.