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Although it serves as a defense, it’s really all about securing a meal The post How Vipers Got Their Venom appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading
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Live fast, die old The post Sprinting vs. Jogging: The Benefit Is in the Blood appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading
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Yet another example of dolphins’ exceptional cognitive abilities The post Watch: Australian Dolphin Filmed Catching Fish with Shells appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading
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Tests for cancer often lead to more confusion than clarity. Here’s how to understand them. The post The Trouble with Cancer Screening appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading
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Friendships are integral to human health and well being, yet researchers know very little about how people make friends. A new study investigated what people prioritize for new friendships. The post Is It Better to Have a Lot of Casual Friends or a Few Close Ones? appeared first … | Continue reading
Black hole sun, now it’s come The post First Ever “Black Hole Star” Discovered at the Dawn of Time appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading
A new study is offering insights into a crucial period of child development The post Loner Kids May Be Happier Than You Think appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading
A massive new first-of-its-kind study zooms into the neighborhood level The post There’s No Link Between Crime and Unauthorized Immigration appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading
A portrait taken over 5,000 light-years The post This Lion-Like Nebula Has Cosmic Dust for a Mane and a Dying Star for a Face appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading
Does a human-made problem need a natural solution? The post How Our Attraction to Natural Fixes Can Stymie Climate Progress appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading
Fluorescent visions of the guts of live sacred plants from all over the Americas The post “We Wanted to Create An Experience of Microscopic Awe”: A Radical New View of Sacred Plants appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading
Cockroaches are just the half of it The post Who Keeps Spreading the Seeds of This Parasitic Plant? appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading
A new look at the trees revealed an overlooked “win-win-win” scenario for forest maintenance The post Researchers Return to a Forgotten Forest Experiment 30 Years Later—With “Astounding” Results appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading
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It can discourage patients from pursuing treatment The post Why Doctors Telling Patients Their Symptoms Are “Normal” Can Backfire appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading
The crater could measure 100 feet in diameter The post Here’s the Crater SpaceX’s Rocket Left on the Moon appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading
Tiny antenna-like cell appendages play an outsized role The post Turtle Sex Determination Just Got a Lot Weirder appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading
And you thought you were done with the three Rs The post 30 Minutes, 3 Exercises: A Routine for an Aging Brain appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading
Deep dreaming may be more in tune with the body than we thought The post When Dreaming Gets Your Heart Moving appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading
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Working with and living in spatially complex environments may help delay cognitive decline, though more research is needed The post Taxi Drivers Rarely Die of Alzheimer’s—How Complex Mental Maps and Spatial Reasoning Protect Your Brain appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading
The Vera C. Rubin Observatory is off to a fantastic start The post New Observatory Captures More Than Half a Million Galaxies in a Single Image appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading
Cranial scans reveal a brain with clever sensory adaptations The post Inside the Not-So-Dumb Head of the Dodo Bird appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading
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The memory center of the brain show signs of decreasing volume The post Depression Linked to Shrinking Brain Region in Older Adults appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading
Some scientists say the answers may lie in thermodynamics and other mathematical principles The post Could Physics Help Us Solve the Mystery of Aging? appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading
A new review looked at 1,734 people with ALS. But it couldn’t separate pesticide from other risk factors, such as head trauma. The post Pesticide Exposure at Work May Increase Motor Neurone Disease Risk appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading
Persistent poverty can accelerate cognitive decline starting in your 50s The post Financial Struggle Can Age Your Brain appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading
New research traces the origins of our metabolism back in time The post Life Originated Twice on Earth appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading
The two-step process could help fight other diseases as well The post A One-Two Punch: New Drug Overfeeds—Then Starves—Cancer Cells appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading