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Bob Grant

Bob Grant is the deputy editor at Nautilus.

Can We Beam Away Our Space Junk Problem?

A plan to use ions to clear out the crowded low Earth orbit

October 27, 2025

Bats That Glow

And shifting battles with rats: New discoveries take flight during Bat Week

October 27, 2025

Pink Boulders Reveal a Hidden Antarctic Giant

Inside the massive, granite slab slumbering beneath the frozen continent

October 24, 2025

The Secrets of Deadly Snake Bites

Slow-motion video reveals how these strikes could kill you, in surprisingly different ways

October 24, 2025

These Three Species Have Eased Back From the Brink

Recent conservation wins are proof that such efforts can make a difference

October 23, 2025

Mysterious Deep Sea Habitats Reveal New Species

Ecosystems that have not been fully explored or catalogued by science are at risk of severe damage

October 22, 2025

Check Out the Beak on This Baby Basking Shark

An intriguing image resurfaces from a decades-old paper

October 22, 2025

Evolution Is Written in Our Joints

Why do humans have such stupid knees, ankles, and backs?

October 22, 2025

Space Is Raining Junk, and It’s Getting Worse

With another hunk of space debris crashing down, the perils of a jampacked low-Earth orbit hit home

October 21, 2025

This Natural History Museum Heist Rivals the Louvre Robbery

A young music student lifted nearly 300 rare bird specimens from a British museum

October 21, 2025

Watch My Skeleton Dance for Science

Taking part in a study on low back pain led to some spooky shenanigans

October 16, 2025

Earth’s Largest Mirror Shattered by Science

The Bolivian salt flat long touted as a massive looking glass loses some of its shine

September 26, 2025