Biodiversity Loss Is the Greatest Menace on Earth

Craig Foster on his 3 greatest revelations while writing Amphibious Soul. The post Biodiversity Loss Is the Greatest Menace on Earth appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading


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A Model Toadlet

A tiny, charismatic frog in Brazil is revealing secrets of a killer fungus. The post A Model Toadlet appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading


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An A to Z of Hungry Killer Whales

This unique community of orcas is starving to death. The post An A to Z of Hungry Killer Whales appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading


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Falling in Love with a Fly

My Octopus Teacher’s Craig Foster considers the uncharismatic. The post Falling in Love with a Fly appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading


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A Cosmic Glitch in Gravity

Is gravity weaker over distances of billions of light-years? The post A Cosmic Glitch in Gravity appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading


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Crying Wolf in an Age of Alarms

The human costs of faulty disaster warnings. The post Crying Wolf in an Age of Alarms appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading


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We Came from Lowly Mud 

How Earth’s habitable continents arose—and survived. The post We Came from Lowly Mud appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading


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The Case for Scientific Transculturalism

Life will stand a better chance against climate change if we mix big- and small-picture thinking. The post The Case for Scientific Transculturalism appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading


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How a Hurricane Brought Monkeys Together

This island of macaques rebuilt their social networks after calamity. The post How a Hurricane Brought Monkeys Together appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading


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The Astonishing Ways Animals Use Social Networks

Lee Alan Dugatkin on his 3 greatest revelations while writing The Well-Connected Animal. The post The Astonishing Ways Animals Use Social Networks appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading


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Why AI Can Never Make Humans Obsolete

A conversation with Issue 55 cover artist Angie Wang. The post Why AI Can Never Make Humans Obsolete appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading


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A Buffer Zone for Trees

How frosty pockets in valleys could help protect some trees against climate change. The post A Buffer Zone for Trees appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading


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A Scientist Walks Into a Bar …

How comedy plays on our emotions to fight misinformation. The post A Scientist Walks Into a Bar … appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading


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How Melting Ice Has Altered Time-Keeping

Climate change could upend how we synchronize global clocks forever. The post How Melting Ice Has Altered Time-Keeping appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading


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Discovering the First Other Earths

Inside the hunt for habitable planets. The post Discovering the First Other Earths appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading


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Color-Coding Crops for Climate Change

Novel ways to use gene-editing to make farming more sustainable. The post Color-Coding Crops for Climate Change appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading


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Why Animals Run Faster than Robots

The whole is greater than the sum of the parts. The post Why Animals Run Faster than Robots appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading


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What Counts as Consciousness

Neuroscientist Christof Koch on human minds, AI, and bacteria. The post What Counts as Consciousness appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading


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The Curious Life of a Singing Fish

Plainfin midshipman fish migrate from the deep sea to spawn—and then things get weird. The post The Curious Life of a Singing Fish appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading


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Insects and Other Animals Have Consciousness

A new consensus emerges. The post Insects and Other Animals Have Consciousness appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading


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Sardines Are Feeling the Squeeze

Climate change and overfishing are decimating sardines in the Philippines. The post Sardines Are Feeling the Squeeze appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading


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Consciousness, Creativity, and Godlike AI

American writer Meghan O’Gieblyn on when the mind is alive. The post Consciousness, Creativity, and Godlike AI appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading


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I Never Stopped Learning from Daniel Dennett

Reflections on a philosopher who believed we can solve the problem of consciousness. The post I Never Stopped Learning from Daniel Dennett appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading


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A Radical Rescue for Caribbean Reefs

Can transplants help Caribbean corals avert collapse? The post A Radical Rescue for Caribbean Reefs appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading


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10 Brilliant Insights from Daniel Dennett

A glimpse of a mind jammed to the rafters with ideas. The post 10 Brilliant Insights from Daniel Dennett appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading


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The Soviet Rebel of Music

He composed on a computer in a dangerous time. His echo is still heard today. The post The Soviet Rebel of Music appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading


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The Animals that Turn Bodily Fluids Into Weapons

Four explosive tales of blood, spit, and venom. The post The Animals that Turn Bodily Fluids Into Weapons appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading


@nautil.us | 7 months ago

How Whales Could Help Us Speak to Aliens

Learning to decode complex communication on Earth may give us a leg up if intelligent life from space makes contact. The post How Whales Could Help Us Speak to Aliens appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading


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Making Light of Gravity

Physicist Claudia de Rham on her 3 greatest revelations while writing The Beauty of Falling: A Life in Pursuit of Gravity. The post Making Light of Gravity appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading


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The Age of Rebellion

The surprising relationship between age and success in rebellions. The post The Age of Rebellion appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading


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The Feminist Botanist

A 19th-century tale of hermaphrodite flowers, Charles Darwin, and women’s right to vote. The post The Feminist Botanist appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading


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Print Edition 54

Issue 54 of the Nautilus print edition combines some of the best content from our January and February 2024 online issues. It includes contributions from bestselling author Tom Vanderbilt, theoretical physicist Sabine Hossenfelder, journalist Mark MacNamara, evolutionary biologis … | Continue reading


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The Psychology of Getting High—a Lot

Time to extinguish the slacker cliche. The post The Psychology of Getting High—a Lot appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading


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The Shark Whisperer

Donald Nelson spent his life undoing the damage that Jaws did to the perception of sharks. The post The Shark Whisperer appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading


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Nine Rebel Astronomy Theories That Went Dark

Bright ideas from astronomy’s biggest stars haven’t always worked out. The post Nine Rebel Astronomy Theories That Went Dark appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading


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The Part-Time Climate Scientist

A humble steam engineer put humans in the driver’s seat. The post The Part-Time Climate Scientist appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading


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The Bad Trip Detective

The researcher delving into the downsides of psychedelic drugs. The post The Bad Trip Detective appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading


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A Revolution in Time

Why clocks need to follow the tempo of nature. The post A Revolution in Time appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading


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Lithium, the Elemental Rebel

What a missing element can teach us about the universe. The post Lithium, the Elemental Rebel appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading


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The Marine Biologist Who Dove Right In

He changed the study of ocean life by getting in the water. The post The Marine Biologist Who Dove Right In appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading


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The Rebel Issue

How we change the world. The post The Rebel Issue appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading


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Viva la Library!

Rebel against The Algorithm. Get a library card. The post Viva la Library! appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading


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The Prizefighters

If you want to know what it takes to succeed in science, head to the Nobel Prize ceremony. The post The Prizefighters appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading


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The Bacteria That Revolutionized the World

How cyanobacteria killed one climate and created our habitable Earth. The post The Bacteria That Revolutionized the World appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading


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Does Science Fiction Shape the Future?

Conversations with visionary science fiction authors on the social impact of their work. The post Does Science Fiction Shape the Future? appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading


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Can Chatbots Hold Meaningful Conversations?

Training AI to read novels might help. The post Can Chatbots Hold Meaningful Conversations? appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading


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What a Bronze Age Skeleton Reveals About Cavities

Here’s a hint: He didn’t eat processed foods and sugar. The post What a Bronze Age Skeleton Reveals About Cavities appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading


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The Marvelous Seamounts of the Southeast Pacific

An expedition to a little-explored region returns with deep-sea wonders. The post The Marvelous Seamounts of the Southeast Pacific appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading


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