A wild tale of how scientists unraveled embryology's most fascinating mystery. The post The Anatomical Quirk That Saved Dr. No appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading
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A new way of thinking about the history of the Earth. The post When Earth Had Rings appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading
Should an alien species resist, we will have discovered life. The post If You Meet ET in Space, Kill Him appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading
Without flowers, there would be no us. The post Flowers and the Birth of Ecology appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading
Some go gently into the night. Others die in freak accidents or deadly invasions, or after a showy display. The post Your Cells Are Dying. All The Time. appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading
This award-winning shot offers a candid look at the cagey turkey vulture. The post The Bird Photo of the Year appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading
AI could help us understand what whales are saying. But should we talk back? The post Speaking With Whales appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading
Scientists are making mycelia-machine hybrids that can crawl and roll. The post The March of the Mushroom Robots appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading
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Taking stock of the moment for science and science policy. The post Science at the Ballot Box appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading
Leading scientists and engineers offer strategies for putting the public good ahead of politics. The post Advice to the Next President appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading
Three Earth plants will soon make a new home on the lunar surface. The post Will Plants Grow on the Moon? appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading
A new theory argues humans evolved through competition. The post The Last Hominin Standing appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading
The see-through amphibian goes big to protect its eggs. The post This Tiny Frog Is Fierce appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading
The role of chance and predictability in scientific breakthroughs. The post Is Discovery Inevitable or Serendipitous? appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading
A conversation between Maya Gabeira and Lorenzo Bertelli. The post The Surfer and the Businessman appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading
The story of the doom-bringing rock may help us prevent a repeat catastrophe. The post The Origin of the Asteroid That Killed the Dinosaurs appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading
Richard Powers on his 3 greatest revelations while writing his latest novel, Playground. The post Our Magnificent Ocean appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading
Polls capture shifting, conflicted public views about science. The post What’s at Stake for Science in the US Presidential Election appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading
Can cryogenically freezing coral stop time long enough to save them? The post Frozen Reefs appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading
What violent galaxy smashups may have wrought across the universe. The post The Mystery of the Cosmic Radio Globs appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading
The blueprint was set at least 25,000 years ago. The post Puberty Hasn’t Changed Since the Ice Age appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading
It’s complicated. The post When Do Kids Start Playing Pretend? appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading
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How scientists over history excavated the fakes. The post 7 Famous Fossil Hoaxes appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading
Who are you calling inept and unfit? The post How History Did The Dodo Wrong appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading
A conversation with Issue 56 cover artist Chris Buzelli. The post An Artist on Why AI Isn’t the End of Art appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading
Two theoretical physicists have a lively conversation about how abstract concepts can feel down-to-Earth. The post Feeling Gravity’s Pull appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading
Don’t underestimate this slender predator from the British grasslands. The post The Stealthy Assassin Robberfly appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading
Neurologists are just beginning to understand Alice in Wonderland syndrome. The post Falling Down a Rabbit Hole in Real Life appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading
Even when we think we know them, we don’t. The post We’re Bad at Understanding Our Political Opponents appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading
The Rubin observatory will allow scientists to see how the cosmos has evolved over time. The post A Movie Camera for the Cosmos appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading
How our sense of what’s right and wrong fluctuates through the year. The post Our Morals Change with the Seasons appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading
Where do shark moms give birth? Remarkably, scientists are just figuring it out. The post How to Find Baby Sharks appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading
Parallel copies allow recollections to be both stable and adaptable. The post Our Memories Are Stored in Triplicate appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading
The deepest extract from the middle layer of the Earth offers a wonderland of insights. The post The First Good Glimpse of the Earth’s Mantle appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading
Toward a new understanding of the nature of reality. The post The Reality Ouroboros appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading
The secret sauce is the real world. The post Why Physics Is Unreasonably Good at Creating New Math appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading
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New evidence suggests it was slower than we thought. The post How Disease Really Spread in the Americas appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading
How removing invasive species helped restore an island. The post From Rats to Riches appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading
Issue 57 of the Nautilus print edition is our Reality Issue. It includes contributions from Google VP/Fellow Blaise Agüera y Arcas, theoretical physicist Vijay Balasubramanian, philosopher of science Patricia Palacios, composer Michael Hersch, and more. This issue also features n … | Continue reading
After Einstein explained gravity as a consequence of curved spacetime, he tried to explain matter the same way. The post Einstein’s Other Theory of Everything appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading
Why people become addicted to fantasy lives. The post The Strange Rise of Daydreaming appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading