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Devin Reese

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

Solid Proof That Our Mammal Ancestors Laid Eggs

How ancient reproduction paved the way for mammals

April 13, 2026

The Deep Secrets of the Nautilus

Evolutionary time has forged changes in these shelled cephalopods

April 9, 2026

This Record-Breaking Octopus Fossil Isn’t an Octopus After All

Uncovering a case of mistaken cephalopod identity

April 7, 2026

Bumblebees Bounce to the Beat

Suggesting deep evolutionary roots of rhythm in animals

April 6, 2026

The Crowd-Sourced Science to Save Endangered Succulents

Coalescing all known information about cacti for anyone who needs to know

April 3, 2026

When Dogs First Became Man’s Best Friend

Ancient canid DNA pushes date of dog domestication back millennia

April 2, 2026

Why Seals Twitch Their Whiskers

And the trade-offs inherent to every twitch

April 1, 2026

What Sharks Attacked 5 Million Years Ago

It wasn’t a great time to be a beluga-like whale

March 31, 2026

These Seals Brave Polar Bear Country to Access an Ocean Buffet

Conservation plans for climate change must consider both fear and food

March 30, 2026

Now We Know What the Insects of the Jurassic Period Sounded Like

Thanks to crickets and relatives playing their “washboards”

March 30, 2026

New Ape Fossil Could Shift Our Evolutionary Origins Northward

Ancestor of humans and other great apes turns up in Egypt

March 27, 2026