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Devin Reese

Devin Reese is the executive editor of Natural History and a science writer based in Alexandria, Virginia.

Parachute Science Continues to Prevail in Global South Biodiversity Studies

The privilege of describing new species is skewed to Global Northerners

December 18, 2025

These Butterflies Change Visual Systems with Seasons

There’s more than what meets the eye in a color-swapping insect

December 17, 2025

Is Earth’s Core Like an Onion?

Chemical layering deep inside may explain weird seismic wave behavior

December 16, 2025

Italian Bears Softened by Centuries of Human Proximity

In a hotbed of culture, the animals evolved to be less aggressive

December 15, 2025

Is the Secret to Long Life Freedom From Procreation?

A study notes marked lifespan increases in mammals that have been castrated or kept on contraception

December 12, 2025

Orcas and Dolphins Glimpsed Fishing Together for Salmon

Combining brain and brawn, the two marine mammals may hunt collaboratively

December 11, 2025

Millions of Years Ago These Animals Shaped the Arabian Sea

Like modern sea cows, these Late Miocene marine mammals engineered their ecosystems

December 10, 2025

How Many Insects Fill the Air on a Typical Summer Day in the US?

NOAA weather radar stations help track the ups and downs of insect abundance

December 9, 2025

Potential Deep-Sea Mining Site Harbors Scores of New Species

Troves of invertebrates inhabit the sediments of the Clarion-Clipperton Zone

December 8, 2025

Selfies of Endangered Sumatran Tigers Expose a Robust Population

Array of camera traps captures surprising images of tigers in the wild

December 5, 2025

The Air In Hospitals and On Airplanes Is Cleaner Than You Think

These crowded spots may not be the airborne pathogen cesspools we fear

December 4, 2025

Behold the Biggest Dinosaur Parade

What the biggest set of trackways ever discovered says about life in the Late Cretaceous

December 3, 2025