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Nautilus

Molly Glick is the newsletter editor of Nautilus.

Molly Glick

Environment

Our Gut Feeling About Forests

Sofia Quaglia is a freelance journalist writing about all things science and nature and how we talk about them. Her work has appeared in The New York Times, BBC, National Geographic, The Guardian, New Scientist, and more. She’s on a mission to visit the entire planet by spending each month in a different country, so she’s been living on the road since 2021. You can find her on X (formerly known as Twitter) at <a href="https://twitter.com/sofiquaglia">@sofiquaglia</a>.

Sofia Quaglia

Paradise Lost

Katherine Harmon Courage is the executive editor at Nautilus.

Katherine Harmon Courage

Zoology

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

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

Propaganda Doesn’t Have to Be a Dirty Word

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