Two recent discoveries about the extinct human species refine our understanding of our evolutionary kin The post Neanderthals: Do a Little Art and Take a Stroll on the Beach appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading
The legendary astronomer once unveiled a top-secret plan to detonate a nuclear bomb on the moon The post Carl Sagan Shared a Shocking Space Secret appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading
Newly discovered vessels may be key to flushing waste away from our brains The post The Brain’s Hidden Drain appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading
Killer whales divulge more of their private lives with never-before-seen images of a wild birth and gruesome hunts The post Orcas Giveth and Orcas Taketh Away appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading
These extraterrestrial treks make Mount Everest look like an anthill The post Visit Our Solar System’s Tallest Mountains appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading
But can this make a dent in Earth’s plastic crisis? The post Some Bacteria Have Evolved the Ability to Degrade Plastic appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading
Scientists might have finally uncovered the origins of bold streaks on the Red Planet’s surface The post A Martian Mystery May Finally Be Solved appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading
A glimpse into the arboreal underworld tells us how trees will cope in a changing climate The post The Secret Lives of Tree Roots appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading
Creativity flourishes when people cross borders—and when those borders blur through deep, human connection The post To Be More Creative, Immigrate appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading
Lunar riches may lie in wait. But securing the bounty may be a logistical nightmare. The post Is the Moon Worth Mining? appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading
It might not be good for us to go overboard with indoor greenery The post Is There Such a Thing as Too Many Houseplants? appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading
The simple shape belies some complex chemistry that could be the key to advances in biomaterials The post The Secret of the Triangle Weaver’s Springy Web appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading
A riddle wrapped in a question mark The post The Worm That Survived Multiple Apocalypses appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading
Twice The post Before the Supermoon Showed Its Face It Flashed Us appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading
This newly discovered sea creature has built a “faithful” relationship with hermit crabs The post A Pretty Anemone Makes Space and Eats Waste appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading
The slime coating frog bodies could hold the key to fighting infections, healings wounds and even curing cancer The post The Secret Superpowers of Frog Skin appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading
The secret to their extraordinary ability lies not in the brain but the eyes The post How Super Recognizers See What the Rest of Us Miss appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading
A 14th-century tale still promotes dubious origins behind the deadliest known pandemic The post Medieval Medical Misinformation Persists appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading
The first known supercolony of its kind The post The Mystery of 111,000 Spiders Living in a Giant Subterranean Web appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading
Scientists say it’s a research question we should address, despite the tricky ethics The post Should Teenagers Take Psychedelics for Mental Health? appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading
A clever trick to churn out a natural color-changing pigment in the lab could lead to more effective SPF The post Octopus Camouflage Could Give Us Better Sunscreen appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading
The bold idea to enlist satellites in the search for fossils The post Can Lichen Light the Way to Dinosaur Finds? appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading
And why a bit of fright can be a good thing The post How to Face Your Fears appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading
New study fills in the gaps in our understanding of marine life The post Fish Forensics Yield Surprising Results appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading
What a mathematical model can tell us about self-censorship The post When Do People Speak Out Against Tyranny? appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading
Just over a century ago today, British archaeologists discovered the entrance to the Ancient Egyptian monarch’s tomb … eventually scattering its treasures far and wide The post Have We Learned King Tut’s Lessons? appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading
Point Nemo, the most remote location on the planet, is serving as humanity’s cosmic junkyard The post Are We Trashing Earth’s Loneliest Spot? appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading
New evidence that rationality is wider than humanity The post Chimps Can Change Their Minds. Why Can’t We? appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading
The discovery marks the end of an “acrimonious” debate The post “Tiny T. Rex” Makes Big Waves in Paleontology Community appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading
A Look at Some of the Strange Creatures, In celebration of World Jellyfish Day The post Ode to the Jellyfish appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading
Employing this most excitable of punctuation marks changes how its writer is perceived The post Your Exclamation Points Speak Volumes! appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading
This lab is out of this world The post The Most Fascinating Findings After A Quarter Century of Science in the ISS appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading
Which came first, the neck or the legs? The post How Giraffes Got Their Very Long Legs appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading
The most concrete evidence of the tools this human ancestor used to doodle The post Neanderthals May Have Invented the Original Crayon appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading
The abortion pill is under attack, again The post How Junk Science Threatens Maternal Health appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading
Scientists take another step toward unraveling a tangled web The post Why Do Spiders Decorate Their Webs? A New Piece of the Puzzle appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading
RIP, Susie The post The Oldest Female Chimp in Captivity Dies appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading
Issue 64 of the Nautilus print edition combines some of the best content from our September and October 2025 online issues. It includes contributions from neuroscientist Grigori Guitchounts, science journalist Megan Scudellari, author Philip Ball, and more. This issue also featu … | Continue reading
We have tipped the scale toward humans and livestock, reducing the share of wild mammals The post Humans Have Upended the World’s Balance of Mammals appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading
The chemistry behind the synthetic opioid at the center of global trade tensions The post Fentanyl’s Deadly Recipe appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading
From ancient monsters to modern slashers, our fascination with horror may be an evolutionary gift The post Why We Love Horror Stories appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading
Hungry for more light to find insects, this scientist championed the “unscientific and impractical” idea of changing time The post The 19th-Century Entomologist Who Dreamed Up Daylight Savings appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading
Why caring for nature is caring for ourselves The post Nature’s Prescription for Our Future appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading
These animals beat the odds and cheat death longer than most The post Longevity Secrets of the Animal Kingdom appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading
The recovery of the ancient ice core to date reveals key insights into our changing climate The post Antarctic Team Drills 6 Million Years Into Earth’s Past appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading
Social isolation is a health problem, but how we talk about it matters The post Is Loneliness Really an Epidemic? appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading
With trials of atomic weapons set to resume, we recall the environmental and health damage wrought by such testing The post Here’s What Nuclear Testing Does to the Earth—and Us appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading
Grandstanding acts of persuasion restrict free speech and real learning. Just ask Socrates. The post The Pretense of Political Debate appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading