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Bob Grant

Bob Grant is the deputy editor at Nautilus.

Who Was Nancy Grace Roman?

The trailblazing astronomer lends her name to the newest space telescope slated to deliver unprecedented insight into the universe

June 4, 2026

Stupid in the Land of Oz

We’re not in Kansas anymore, but you knew that

June 3, 2026

Did a Roman Legionnaire Wear Eyeliner?

An ancient makeup bottle turns up far from its Egyptian home

June 1, 2026

The Moon Bases of Yesteryear

With NASA recently detailing its plans for a lunar settlement, here’s a look at how that concept has taken shape through history

May 28, 2026

The Supernova That Sparked the Original Scientific Revolution

Centuries before we started debating the transformative effect of AI on science, a new light in the sky shone the way

May 27, 2026

This Pope Weighed in on Modern Tech as Media Forever Changed

Pope Leo wasn’t the first Holy Father to opine about the promise and peril of an emerging technology

May 26, 2026

Finally a Commencement Speech That Gets AI Right

Leave it to The Woz to hit the right note with freshly minted graduates

May 22, 2026

Commencement Boos for AI Platitudes

Is the next generation of college graduates justified in jeering at the coming industrial revolution?

May 19, 2026

How Did We Miss the Asteroid That Will Narrowly Miss Us?

Space still harbors surprises aplenty, even with our rapidly evolving technologies

May 18, 2026

Stop Demonizing the Birdwatchers Who Contracted Hantavirus

Landfills are actually excellent places to beef up your lifetime list

May 14, 2026

Thousands of Scientists Sign Letter to Combat Science Board’s Firing

The signatories, including more than 35 Nobel laureates, decry the “alarming attack on the ability of the US to engage in basic and applied research”

May 12, 2026