The Strange Rise of Daydreaming

Why people become addicted to fantasy lives. The post The Strange Rise of Daydreaming appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading


@nautil.us | 2 months ago

Crows Are Even Smarter Than We Thought

New evidence suggests the corvid family has surprising mental abilities. The post Crows Are Even Smarter Than We Thought appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading


@nautil.us | 2 months ago

When Reality Came Undone

100 years ago, a circle of physicists shook the foundation of science. It’s still trembling. The post When Reality Came Undone appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading


@nautil.us | 2 months ago

Placebo Science Is Rooted in Witch Hunts

How we learned to sort true from false in medicine. The post Placebo Science Is Rooted in Witch Hunts appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading


@nautil.us | 3 months ago

How Teacups and Demons Help Demystify Physics

The thought experiments illuminating black holes and other scientific problems. The post How Teacups and Demons Help Demystify Physics appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading


@nautil.us | 3 months ago

Can Trees Heal You?

How walking in the woods changes your brain. The post Can Trees Heal You? appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading


@nautil.us | 3 months ago

Helen Fisher Knew Love

She showed us the biology behind the rhyme and reason of our most intense feelings. The post Helen Fisher Knew Love appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading


@nautil.us | 3 months ago

The Harrowing and the Beautiful

In the darkest reality, this celebrated composer finds his voice. The post The Harrowing and the Beautiful appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading


@nautil.us | 3 months ago

Out of Your Head

Exploring psychedelic experiences that seem wider than the brain. The post Out of Your Head appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading


@nautil.us | 3 months ago

When Reality Feels Unreal

Why your life sometimes feels alien to you. The post When Reality Feels Unreal appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading


@nautil.us | 3 months ago

The Reality Issue

What’s behind the curtain. The post The Reality Issue appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading


@nautil.us | 3 months ago

In the Beginning, There Was Computation

Life is code, and code is life, in nature as it is in technology. The post In the Beginning, There Was Computation appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading


@nautil.us | 3 months ago

Confessions of a Theoretical Physicist

My life among the elementary particles has made me question whether reality exists at all. The post Confessions of a Theoretical Physicist appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading


@nautil.us | 3 months ago

A Hermit’s Reality

In solitude, this modern priest is meditating on timeless questions. The post A Hermit’s Reality appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading


@nautil.us | 3 months ago

How to Solve the Drone Traffic Problem

For a clear path, follow the birds. The post How to Solve the Drone Traffic Problem appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading


@nautil.us | 3 months ago

Who’s Smarter: AI or a 5-Year-Old?

A faceoff between the most advanced large language model and a regular kid. The post Who’s Smarter: AI or a 5-Year-Old? appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading


@nautil.us | 3 months ago

Your Memories Are Like Paintings

Understanding that memories are interpretations can transform you. The post Your Memories Are Like Paintings appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading


@nautil.us | 3 months ago

How the Night Sky Speaks to Us

An acoustic experiment reveals that spooky forest sounds may come from above. The post How the Night Sky Speaks to Us appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading


@nautil.us | 3 months ago

Mushroom Punks: A Nautilus x Beepy Bella Collaboration

A day spent hunting for fungi inspired designer Bella Lalonde to create the Mushroom Punks zine in collaboration with Nautilus. The post Mushroom Punks: A Nautilus x Beepy Bella Collaboration appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading


@nautil.us | 3 months ago

The Dark Underbelly of the Near Future

Helen Philips, author of a new work of speculative fiction called Hum, on finding hope in the midst of dystopia. The post The Dark Underbelly of the Near Future appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading


@nautil.us | 3 months ago

Are You Psychic? Nudge, Nudge

A phenomenon called “population stereotypes” helps explain how predictable human responses create the illusion of telepathy. The post Are You Psychic? Nudge, Nudge appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading


@nautil.us | 3 months ago

What Volcanoes Tell Us

Tamsin Mather on her 3 greatest revelations while writing Adventures in Volcanoland. The post What Volcanoes Tell Us appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading


@nautil.us | 3 months ago

The Weirdest Stuff We’ve Sent into Orbit

15 human space oddities. The post The Weirdest Stuff We’ve Sent into Orbit appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading


@nautil.us | 3 months ago

High Mountains, Ancient Shells, and the Wonder of Deep Time

Learning to appreciate the big picture. The post High Mountains, Ancient Shells, and the Wonder of Deep Time appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading


@nautil.us | 3 months ago

A Night Under the Stars with Cassandra Jenkins and Nautilus

Indie folk artist Cassandra Jenkins brought her latest album to light with a custom visual experience. The post A Night Under the Stars with Cassandra Jenkins and Nautilus appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading


@nautil.us | 3 months ago

The Salty Grit of the Haenyeo Divers

These life-size portraits of South Korea’s most iconic ocean women showcase a dying way of life. The post The Salty Grit of the Haenyeo Divers appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading


@nautil.us | 3 months ago

The Myths and Lore of the Milky Way

Writing stories in the stars is deeply human. The post The Myths and Lore of the Milky Way appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading


@nautil.us | 3 months ago

If Animals Could Talk

A new art installation broadcasts the audiovisual worlds of dolphins, bats, snakes, and other animals. The post If Animals Could Talk appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading


@nautil.us | 3 months ago

The Galaxies in Your Eyes

The eyes in deepfake photos give them away. The post The Galaxies in Your Eyes appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading


@nautil.us | 3 months ago

Excavating a Language at the End of the World

How an old dictionary is revealing new perspectives on an Indigenous culture. The post Excavating a Language at the End of the World appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading


@nautil.us | 3 months ago

When Logic Beats Imagination

Sometimes picturing things in your mind is counterproductive. The post When Logic Beats Imagination appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading


@nautil.us | 3 months ago

The Wisdom of Fish Schools

How animals—including us—outsource decision-making to a network. The post The Wisdom of Fish Schools appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading


@nautil.us | 3 months ago

An Earthy Fallen Star

The strange mushroom that puffs life into forests around the world. The post An Earthy Fallen Star appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading


@nautil.us | 3 months ago

Jupiter’s Incredible Shrinking Spot

Earth’s meteorology could explain what’s behind the great red whorl’s waning. The post Jupiter’s Incredible Shrinking Spot appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading


@nautil.us | 4 months ago

When the Composer Is a Geneticist

Jenny Graves tired of singing about Adam and Eve. So she wrote a creation oratorio based on science. The post When the Composer Is a Geneticist appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading


@nautil.us | 4 months ago

 A Snaky Use for CRISPR

Indiana Jones would love to hear about this new application for the gene-editing technology. The post A Snaky Use for CRISPR appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading


@nautil.us | 4 months ago

The Unpredictability of Life

Why academic outcomes resist machine learning. The post The Unpredictability of Life appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading


@nautil.us | 4 months ago

The Elegant Math of Machine Learning

Anil Ananthaswamy’s 3 greatest revelations while writing Why Machines Learn. The post The Elegant Math of Machine Learning appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading


@nautil.us | 4 months ago

There Will Be Blood

Confronting the ethical and ecological dilemma over culling animals for conservation. The post There Will Be Blood appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading


@nautil.us | 4 months ago

Underwater Harmony and Chaos

These birds are diving fools. The post Underwater Harmony and Chaos appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading


@nautil.us | 4 months ago

The Lion Who Would Save the World

An anthropologist shows how bonding with another species could help humans come together. The post The Lion Who Would Save the World appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading


@nautil.us | 4 months ago

The Odds That Aliens Exist Just Got Worse

How geology resolves the Fermi paradox. The post The Odds That Aliens Exist Just Got Worse appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading


@nautil.us | 4 months ago

Ray Kurzweil Still Lives in Utopia

The futurist doubles down on the Singularity in his latest book. The post Ray Kurzweil Still Lives in Utopia appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading


@nautil.us | 4 months ago

I Heard the Wild Donkey Bray

On the trail of a new understanding of invasive species. The post I Heard the Wild Donkey Bray appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading


@nautil.us | 4 months ago

The New Science of Animal Minds

The author on writing his new book Meet the Neighbors: Animal Minds and Life in a More-Than-Human World. The post The New Science of Animal Minds appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading


@nautil.us | 4 months ago

What Happened to Ancient Megafauna?

Recent studies show it wasn’t the climate that did them in. The post What Happened to Ancient Megafauna? appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading


@nautil.us | 4 months ago

Tanning With the Stars

Since we can’t travel to the stars, this philosophical trickster brings them to us. The post Tanning With the Stars appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading


@nautil.us | 4 months ago

The Ocean Is Getting Sicker

Pathogens are surging and new diseases are emerging. The post The Ocean Is Getting Sicker appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading


@nautil.us | 4 months ago