Bob Grant
Bob Grant is the deputy editor at Nautilus.
Rome Was Built Today
Celebrating the scientific and technical contributions of Rome on the mythical birthday of the eternal city
The Peace That an Eclipse Brings
The total solar eclipse in 2024 hushed the Earth by striking awe in the humans in its path
Humans Evolving, One Way or Another
Have we moved beyond the reach of natural selection? If so, it’s likely a relatively recent development.
The Coming Psychedelic Holiday
The next few days were instrumental in the history of LSD
The Birth of Genius
Leonardo da Vinci, polymath and victim of the vagaries of science funding, was born on this day
Astronauts as Influencers
Artemis II was a wild ride that played out across social media to give the public unprecedented insight into space exploration
The Centuries-Old History of the Super El Niño
We may get an exceptionally strong El Niño this year, but we’ve been tracking the climatic cycle since 1578
Did This 17th-Century Novel Presage the Coming Artemis II Observations?
When a father of astronomy wrote the first science-fiction book about the dark side of the moon
The Fishy Inspiration Behind a Bold, Tandem Space Mission
Remarkable remoras get their time in the orbital spotlight
Watch a Moth Drink Moose Tears
Researchers recorded the nocturnal insects sipping from the massive mammal’s ducts for the first time
Rabies Virus Helps Map Psilocybin’s Brain Altering Effects
The deadly pathogen is adept at jumping between neurons, making it an ideal tracer to reveal how connections change after a dose of psilocybin in mice











