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Bob Grant

Bob Grant is the deputy editor at Nautilus.

These Aren’t Your Pharoah’s Mummies

Other cultures across Asia were preserving their dead for millennia before the Egyptians

September 16, 2025

DNA’s Death Notice

See original manuscripts, letters, photos, and jokes from luminaries like Rosalind Franklin, Aaron Klug, and Linus Pauling

September 15, 2025

Does Musical Taste Narrow with Age?

What 450 million song plays tell us about how our listening habits evolve

September 12, 2025

Here’s Why Binge-Watching Is Good for You

Rabidly consuming TV shows, movies, or books could make us more imaginative and able to cope with stress

September 5, 2025

Heart Attacks in Space

Effective CPR is hard when both patient and rescuer are floating

August 28, 2025

The Cosmos Is Trying to Kill Us

Airbursts from space may be more common than we thought

August 21, 2025

Is Solving the Plastic Problem a Moral Issue?

The Dalai Lama, the Eastern Orthodox Church, and the Vatican weigh in

August 13, 2025

Can Humanity Stem the Plastic Tide?

Plastic pollution is costing the world $1.5 trillion a year in health-related losses

August 12, 2025

The Data in a Dino’s Smile

Dinosaur teeth are unique windows into Earth’s ancient air

August 8, 2025

From Whence Lightning

Researchers may have elucidated the long-mysterious chain of events that gives us bolts from the heavens

July 30, 2025

The Dawn of Bathtub Cosmology

A phenomenon that captured the imaginations of generations of bathers may be key to understanding planetary formation

July 25, 2025

New Sea Slug Species or Gummy Candy?

These additions to the tree of life look positively scrumptious

July 18, 2025