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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

April 21, 2026

The Peace That an Eclipse Brings

The total solar eclipse in 2024 hushed the Earth by striking awe in the humans in its path

April 21, 2026

Humans Evolving, One Way or Another

Have we moved beyond the reach of natural selection? If so, it’s likely a relatively recent development.

April 17, 2026

The Coming Psychedelic Holiday

The next few days were instrumental in the history of LSD

April 16, 2026

The Birth of Genius

Leonardo da Vinci, polymath and victim of the vagaries of science funding, was born on this day

April 15, 2026

Astronauts as Influencers

Artemis II was a wild ride that played out across social media to give the public unprecedented insight into space exploration

April 14, 2026

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

April 13, 2026

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

April 6, 2026

Why Is Spain Spinning?

It isn’t because the Iberian Peninsula is dizzy

December 18, 2025

The Fishy Inspiration Behind a Bold, Tandem Space Mission

Remarkable remoras get their time in the orbital spotlight

December 15, 2025

Watch a Moth Drink Moose Tears

Researchers recorded the nocturnal insects sipping from the massive mammal’s ducts for the first time

December 12, 2025

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

December 11, 2025