This issue is all about life in motion, from electrons in microchips to proteins in cells to ocean tankers to planets wandering the cosmos. Over and over we are surprised to find that “just getting there” is an integral part of our world, and something that defines it.

In Transit

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Jake Currie is a writer based in Brooklyn, NY.

Jake Currie

General

Was Einstein Seduced by a Russian Honeypot Operation?

Liz Greene is the managing editor at Nautilus.

Liz Greene

The cover of Nautilus print edition 65, featuring an illustration of people having a picnic inside a crocodile's open mouth.

Print Edition 65: The Food Issue

Print Edition 64

Print Edition 63: The Climates Issue

Print Edition 62

Vittoria Traverso is a freelance writer based in Italy and the U.S. who is interested in stories that can help us see the world differently.

Vittoria Traverso

If Oaks and Orchids Could Talk

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

Devin Reese

Environment

The World’s Largest Marine Turtle Makes a Move South

Health

Why Sleep Might Not be as Restorative as We Get Older

History

What Public Health Initiatives Looked Like in the Middle Ages

Kristen French is a senior 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

When Envy is a Virtue

Lauren Cortis is a senior lecturer in pharmacy practice at Adelaide University and a registered pharmacist with more than 20 years’ experience across hospital, primary care, and end-of-life care. Her work focuses on helping people make informed, person-centered decisions about medicines and healthcare. She teaches in the Graduate Certificate in Pharmacist Prescribing, and her research explores quality use of medicines, prescribing policy, pharmaceutical culture, and the social and health system factors that shape how medicines are used in everyday life.

Lauren Cortis

Jack Janetzki is a lecturer in pharmacy and pharmacology at Adelaide University. He completed both a Bachelor of Pharmacy (Honours) and a Doctor of Philosophy at Adelaide University’s foundational university, University of South Australia. He is a practicing pharmacist and has worked in several pharmacies spanning across rural Victoria and urban and rural South Australia.