What 700 years of historical data can tell us about extreme weather. The post Plagues, Taxes, Storms, and the Jet Stream appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading
A winning photograph of octopus eggs reveals early organs of camouflage. The post Masters of Disguise appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading
Cathedrals, seed banks, and oaks: How to live in times of change. The post The Once and Future Woods appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading
Alan Lightman’s three greatest revelations while writing The Miraculous from the Material. The post The Power of Small Wonderments appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading
How a flashy opal inspired artist Tyler Thrasher's new book. The post Color Makes the Universe appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading
A conversation with Issue 58 cover artist Ellen Weinstein. The post The Rituals of Art, Science, and Superstition appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading
It only takes four neurons to achieve big things. The post The Power of Small Brain Networks appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading
The internet is a series of tubes. In the ocean. The post Your Data’s Strange Undersea Voyage appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading
Metals and minerals from industry can trigger snowfall over hundreds of miles. The post When Pollution Brings Snow appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading
Was the Fat Catfish ever really there at all? The post The Mystery of the Vanished Catfish appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading
What Carl Linneaus can teach us about animal appetites. The post Digging Into the First Work of Modern Ecology appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading
It’s not about what’s out there, it’s about your perception of what’s out there. The post The Art of Time Travel appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading
Fewer male sea turtles are being born. What does that mean for the future? The post The Sex Problem with Sea Turtles appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading
What we can learn about growing old from a tiny aquatic monster. The post The Amazing, Ageless Axolotl! appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading
On the trail of an extinct mustelid in Maine. The post A Mink Tale appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading
Norwegian author Karl Ove Knausgaard on the inspiration for his latest novel and his turn to sci-fi. The post Don’t We Belong to Nature? appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading
You sit down on a sandy dune and tilt your head back. The post Sky Gazing on Mars appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading
A comic uses fluid dynamics to explain how groups of people move—and how that could help make large gatherings safer. The post Bustling Through the Physics of Crowds appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading
Adaptability is this wild pollinator’s superpower. The post This Bee Is Thriving appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading
The formidable challenge of digging through miles of ice millions of miles away. The post How to Drill for Extraterrestrial Life on Europa appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading
Issue 58 of the Nautilus print edition combines some of the best content from our September andOctober 2024 online issues. It includes contributions from quantum gravity physicist Fotini Markopoulou, geoscientist Marcia Bjornerud, anthropologist Harvey Whitehouse, and more. This … | Continue reading
Once lost in scientific obscurity, bacteriophage therapy is making a comeback. The post Medicine Is Going Viral appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading
They can identify pangolin scales, rhino horn, and elephant ivory. The post Rats in Vests Sniff Out Wildlife Trade appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading
Why permafrost in the tundra has begun to explode. The post The Mystery of the Siberian Craters appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading
Felines may be able to learn human words. The post Your Cat Is Listening to You appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading
For scientists of yore anything—from mermaids to alchemy—was on the table. The post How the Occult Gave Birth to Science appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading
What we can learn from the critically endangered species. The post Giant Clams Are Marvels of Solar Energy appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading
Which foe is looming largest for native plants along the Yangtze River? The post Climate vs. Invasive Species appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading
The United States can remain an international leader in science by embracing openness and collaboration. The post Preserving America’s Place in Global Science appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading
The origins of consciousness according to Peter Godfrey-Smith. The post Motion Made Minds appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading
In 1855, scientist Michael Faraday dashed off a letter to The Times in London about the "feculence" emanating from the River Thames. The post And New Yorkers Think the Gowanus Canal Is Bad appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading
How to jumpstart our empathy for future generations. The post Yes, We Can Care About People Who Don’t Exist Yet appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading
The psychology of people who cut off all communication—and how that affects their partners. The post Why We Ghost appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading
A conversation with artist Tim O'Brien. The post Subverting Reality Through Art appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading
A new exhibition highlights the persistence of organisms from lichens to polar bears to us. The post Life Will Find a Way appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading
As oceans warm, marine creatures are moving into shipping lanes. The post Whale Sharks on Collision Course appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading
Two psychologists explain how we think about freedom. The post When Do We Have Free Choice? appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading
Do we really have the freedom to choose? The post Why Changing Minds Is So Hard appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading
The wood ant stalks its prey in colonies of thousands. The post The Demolition Ants appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading
New evidence suggests the dwarf planet was a muddy ocean world that froze over time. The post Solving the Riddle of Ceres appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading
Donald Johanson reflects on his fossil discovery that shook the human family tree a half century ago. The post Lucy at 50 appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading
The true container of the human soul. The post I Was Made of Language appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading
Ice age skeletons could reveal secrets of small cat evolution. The post The Mystery of the Cave Cats appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading
The blunt impact of ocean pollution, in one photograph. The post Death By Plastic appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading
Julie Sedivy on the 3 greatest revelations she had while writing her new book Linguaphile. The post What Language Reveals About Us appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading
Alexander Graham Bell reflects on the very first telephone call in a letter to his father. The post “This Is a Great Day with Me” appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading
A tale of ecological salvation in Mexico. The post Ranchers, Cattle, Tequila, and Bats appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading
Scientists have created a magnificent portrait of every connection among neurons in a fruit fly’s brain. The post The Most Detailed Brain Map Ever appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading