What we know—and don’t know—about a crucial climate tipping point. The post The Ocean Apocalypse Is Upon Us, Maybe appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading
When it comes to tinkering with nature, our résumé is a list of breathtaking mistakes. The post The Invasive Species appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading
David Gibbins on his 3 greatest revelations while writing A History of the World in Twelve Shipwrecks. The post Archaeology at the Bottom of the Sea appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading
The importance of feeling small and insignificant. The post How a Total Eclipse Alters Your Psyche appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading
Recent controversies bode ill for the effort to detect life on other planets by analyzing the gases in their atmospheres. The post Doubts Grow About the Biosignature Approach to Alien-Hunting appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading
Ancient currents seemed to move in concert with a 2.4 million-year dance between the Red Planet and Earth. The post Do Our Oceans Feel the Tug of Mars? appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading
Making art out of an invisible world that shapes human health and disease. The post When Bacteria Are Beautiful appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading
A new study says climate change is messing with the math. The post How Much Carbon Can a Tree Really Store? appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading
How a shared love of algae got a community of women hooked on marine science. The post The Women Who Found Liberation in Seaweed appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading
For some, a night without sleep causes mood-boosting changes in the brain. The post When Sleep Deprivation is an Antidepressant appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading
Why it's time for new ways of naming life. The post The End of Species appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading
The timbre of a violin or a sitar can affect how dissonant music sounds to us. The post How Different Instruments Shape the Music We Love appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading
It’s not just whales who were decimated, but the creatures who live where they fall. The post The Unseen Deep-Sea Legacy of Whaling appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading
When a misplaced sense of familiarity gives rise to delusions of place. The post Everything in Its Right Place appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading
Frans de Waal saw animal behavior with fresh eyes and forever enriched our understanding of primates. The post He Closed the Gap Between Humans and Apes appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading
A conversation with artist and naturalist Zoe Keller. The post Scientists and Artists as Storytelling Teams appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading
A buried irony. The post Deforesting the Amazon Is Uprooting the Ancient Practices That Preserved It appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading
The visual systems of a group of mollusks reveal how future evolution depends on the past. The post These Eyes Shine Light on the Path of Evolution appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading
Nearly everything about this tiny mammal is shaped by its powers of flight. The post Why Bats Are Flying Machines appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading
Practiced mostly by women, this fishing tradition is thousands of years old. Can it survive? The post The Plight of Japan’s Ama Divers appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading
Forensics has reached the final frontier, and could be used to solve future space accidents—or crimes. The post How Does Blood Splatter in Space? appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading
How tiny one-celled protists pull off their strange and marvelous feats. The post The Speediest Creatures on Earth appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading
A new “post-quantum” theory of gravity says we can wave dark matter and dark energy goodbye. I have my doubts. The post The End of the Dark Universe? appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading
A tendency to reframe negative events may be embedded in our neurobiology. The post Why We Search for Silver Linings appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading
Following the eradication of invasive goats, giant tortoises are once again flourishing in the Galápagos islands. The post The Quiet Comeback of the Tortoises appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading
Indigenous words for fishes open a window into endangered cultures. The post What’s In a Fish’s Name? appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading
Scanning animal patterns like bar codes boosts conservation. The post How AI Can Save the Zebras appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading
New evidence for the curative effects of dance. The post A Jig for the Blues appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading
A new study suggests that so-called emergent abilities actually develop gradually and predictably, depending on how you measure them. The post How Quickly Do Large Language Models Learn Unexpected Skills? appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading
Gowan Dawson on his 3 greatest revelations while writing his book Monkey to Man. The post The Dissent Hidden in an Iconic Scientific Image appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading
And how conservationists are finding them. The post How Illegal Fishing Ships Hide appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading
The loss of ice on Kilimanjaro and other peaks will upend ecosystems and livelihoods. The post African Glaciers Will Vanish In Our Lifetimes appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading
Raising questions about the next generation of health wearables. The post The Pitfalls of AI Health Coaches appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading
His brilliant method of pollination is now used by all vanilla growers. The post The Boy Who Was King of Vanilla appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading
Asteroids, boxing, and hallucinations, in the editor’s note from Print Issue 54. The post A Knockout Issue appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading
The first observation of humpback whale copulation reveals a surprise. The post Humpback Whales Caught Humping appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading
In the new book Purpose, a Yale psychiatrist argues Darwinian forces are divinely guided. The post Evolution Is Going According to God’s Plan appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading
Asteroid defense gets serious. The post Here to Save the Day! appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading
A controversial theory can explain phenomena attributed to the mystery planet. The post Could Modified Gravity Kill Planet Nine? appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading
A conversation with artist Jorge Colombo. The post Why Artists Should View The World Through The Eyes Of A Tourist appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading
Scientists have long puzzled over the behavior of mixed particles in rivers and landslides. New clues could be groundbreaking. The post Let’s Get Granular appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading
A simple game shows how fear of regret shapes decisions. The post The Power of Regret appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading
Sarah Scoles on her 3 greatest revelations while writing Countdown: The Blinding Future of Nuclear Weapons. The post Science Is the New Nuclear Deterrent appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading
Climate change may exacerbate the quiet catastrophe of slow-moving landslides. The post When Calamity Comes at a Crawl appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading
Cassiopeia A gets a close-up. The post Inside an Exploded Star appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading
On autopilot, the mind reveals new connections. The post What Your Brain Is Doing When You’re Not Doing Anything appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading
New findings solve a longstanding mystery about anesthesia. The post Why Women Wake Up More During Surgery appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading
AI humor in theory and practice. The post ChatGPT Is Funnier Than You appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading