With their astounding sense of smell, dogs are helping to sniff out ecological trouble. The post The Conservationist’s New Best Friend appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading
A superhero plant that could thrive on the Red Planet. The post The Moss That Could Terraform Mars appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading
Climate change and rocket exhaust are seeding a light show in the northern skies. The post Don’t Miss the Electric Clouds This Summer appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading
Why human attempts to mechanize logic keep breaking down. The post The Perpetual Quest for a Truth Machine appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading
Two artists reveal the hidden magic in particle physics. The post The Art of Quantum Forces appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading
Issue 56 of the Nautilus print edition combines some of the best content from our May and June 2024 online issues. It includes contributions from film director Walter Murch, documentary filmmaker Chris Foster, language scientist Julie Sedivy, science writer Amanda Gefter, and mor … | Continue reading
A scientist’s first-hand account shows the world can tackle a global environmental crisis. The post How We Solved the Hole in the Ozone appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading
This flower uses sexual deception to spread. The post March of the Spider Orchids appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading
A behavioral neurologist spells out the danger. The post Big Brother of the Brain is Here appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading
A healthy reef sounds like an ocean carnival. The post The Unexpected Music of a Coral Reef appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading
Post-apocalyptic star systems could reveal the fate of our own. The post The Stars Foretell Our Doom appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading
A winning photograph shows millions of Monarchs dripping from Mexico’s fir trees in winter. The post The Haunted Forest of Butterflies appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading
A new Rx for chronic pain? The post The Power of Physician Empathy appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading
How our inhospitable neighbor can help us find life elsewhere. The post Life Lessons from Hell-House Venus appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading
Are hiking and biking incompatible with protecting wildlife? The post We’re Polluting Our Forests—with Noise appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading
Trying to turn the page on my mom’s death. The post Reading Through Grief appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading
Using geometry to figure out where the next big one will strike. The post A New Way to Predict Earthquakes appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading
17 million insects cross the Pyrenees each year, with enormous impacts on the environment. The post The Most Unlikely Migration appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading
Issue 55 of the Nautilus print edition is our Rebel Issue. It includes contributions from science writer Elena Kazamia, astrophysicist Paul M. Sutter, film producer Namir Khaliq, philosopher Jonathon Keats, and more. This issue also features new illustrations by Angie Wang and Ma … | Continue reading
A new strategy for copyrighting a writer’s signature style. The post Protecting Artists from Theft by AI appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading
What’s missing from a bold new prediction of rapid progress in artificial intelligence. The post A Reality Check on Superhuman AI appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading
A new symphony turns the science of the red planet into art. The post Bringing Mars to Earth with Music appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading
My generation of filmmakers shook up cinema forever. Where are history’s periodic surges of creativity taking us? The post The Force Was with Them appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading
Ferris Jabr’s 3 greatest revelations while writing his book, Becoming Earth. The post How Life Made Our Earth appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading
The sharpshooter catapults its urine at high speed. The post A Tiny Insect with Extraordinary Piss appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading
How a simple word illuminates children’s cognitive development and linguistic creativity. The post The Cognitive Magic of “Hi” appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading
Language bots are no substitute for teaching children to speak and learn. The post When Kids Talk to Machines appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading
Ten books we loved this year. The post Introducing the Nautilus Summer Reading List appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading
Your next jacket might be made of mushrooms. The post The Leather of the Future appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading
What they teach us about resilience. The post The Oldest Ecosystems on Earth appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading
Renée Bergland’s 3 greatest revelations while writing Natural Magic: Emily Dickinson, Charles Darwin, and the Dawn of Modern Science. The post Magic Died When Art and Science Split appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading
With the NBA Finals upon us, a mathematician revisits the famous paper that claims a player's hot streak is an illusion. The post The “Hot Hand” Is Not a Myth appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading
One study suggests that, on a global scale, it's associated with greater happiness. The post The Internet Might Be Good for Us appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading
Everything in the universe, a playful new book argues, vibrates like a guitar string. The post We Are Made of Waves appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading
By performing tricks for birds, monkeys, and other creatures, researchers hope to learn how they perceive and think about their world. The post Abracadabra! How Magic Can Help Us Understand Animal Minds appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading
Fifty years ago, science-fiction writer Ursula K. Le Guin popularized physics’ most enigmatic feline. The post How Schrödinger’s Cat Got Famous appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading
Amorina Kingdon’s 3 greatest revelations while writing Sing Like Fish. The post How Sound Rules Life Underwater appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading
An evolutionary biologist and a science fiction writer walk into a bar … and mull over survival. The post The Collapse Is Coming. Will Humanity Adapt? appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading
An accident of lighting uncovers Jewish, European, and Islamic origins. The post The Smartphone of the Middle Ages appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading
A radical theory that pagan cults gave rise to early Christianity. The post Is Christianity Based on Psychedelic Trips? appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading
What we can learn from the history of maritime folk music. The post There’s No Such Thing as “Just a Song” appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading
Emotional context helps memories stick. The post How Actors Remember Their Lines appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading
Long-term evolution may be more predictable than we assumed. The post A Crystal Ball for Evolution appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading
An argument for emphasis on subjective experience. The post Has Psychiatry Lost Touch With Individuals? appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading
Human experience must be factored into science. The authors of a new manifesto argue why. The post What Science Forgets appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading
The Southern Ocean controls how much carbon is released into the atmosphere—and our warming world is changing it. The post Where the Ocean Exhales appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading
Acclaimed writer Mauro Javier Cárdenas used AI to to surprising effect. The post How AI Helped Write a New Novel appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading
The brain cells once alleged to explain empathy, autism, and theory of mind are being refined and redefined. The post A Closer Look at the Science of Mirror Neurons appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading