A soft robot replica solves a mystery about the evolution of movement. The post Resurrecting an Extinct Animal as a Robot appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading
Grappling with the complicated legacy of an unexpectedly popular musical genre. The post What Should We Do With an Old Sea Shanty? appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading
How relishing uncertainty can make us better thinkers and neighbors. The post The Virtues of Not Knowing appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading
We are one step closer to fully private internet searches. The post Cryptographers Solve Decades-Old Privacy Problem appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading
Joseph LeDoux on writing his new book, "The Four Realms of Existence: A New Theory of Being Human." The post My 3 Greatest Revelations appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading
Meet the sea creatures with real powers to go unseen. The post Nature’s Invisibility Cloak appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading
Popular removal methods might do more harm than good. The post A Dubious Cure for Ocean Plastics appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading
How scientists harnessed disaster to chart a path for climate resilience. The post A Cyclone, a Flood, and a Very Big Park appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading
While everybody else seemed to be making sourdough bread, 70-year-old photographer Andy Katz hit the road to capture “America’s greatest idea” in a new light. The post Our National Parks in the Quiet of the Pandemic appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading
With his wife, Leda Cosmides, John Tooby transformed our understanding of human nature. The post Psychology Lost a Great Mind appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading
For decades, researchers have debated whether brain cells called astrocytes can signal like neurons. The post These Cells Spark Electricity in the Brain. They’re Not Neurons. appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading
An aggressive algae has been spreading unnoticed across reefs throughout the tropics for decades. The post The Creeping Coral Killer appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading
More than 90 percent of coastal wetlands have been altered or destroyed. What’s next? The post A Slow-Moving Disaster in California appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading
The most complete maps we have of the ocean floor lag far behind the maps we have of the moon. The post Why Is It So Difficult to Map the Ocean? appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading
Some of the power of math lies in the very fact that it’s made up. The post We’re All Math People appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading
Violent gangsterism and illegal operations dominate sand mining in the global south. The post Sand Mafias Battle for the New Gold appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading
A conversation with “rational mystic,” physicist Marcelo Gleiser. The post The Astrophysicist Who Loves the Things We Cannot Know appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading
This winning image of a match catching fire brings to mind the wildfires engulfing our increasingly flammable world. The post When Fire Feeds Fire appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading
The first evidence from a randomized controlled trial that financial assistance helps prevent homelessness. The post Do Homelessness Prevention Programs Work? appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading
Just as I uncovered a new way to understand life, I got news about my own. The post How Life Really Works appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading
How warming ocean temperatures could deplete nutrition for millions in the tropics. The post No Fish, No Food appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading
Tune in to an exploration of one of the great quandaries in science and philosophy. The post Audio Feature: The Puzzle of Free Will appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading
A volley of new insights reignites the debate over whether our choices are ever truly our own. The post Yes, We Have Free Will. No, We Absolutely Do Not appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading
Contrary to conventional wisdom, matter can escape the center of the Earth. The post Earth’s Core Has a Gas Leak appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading
Rights for cetaceans are not enough. They also deserve representation. The post Who Speaks for the Whales? appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading
What’s the price of a sacred plant? The post The Long History of Psychedelic Theft appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading
Harry’s psychotic delusions bring him cheer. His psychiatrist embraces them. The post The Happiest Man in the World appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading
Photos from the Mütter Museum’s newly searchable collection. The post Five Curiosities From Medical History appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading
Watch how hundreds of thousands of bats choreograph jam-packed nightly migrations with surprising grace. The post A Spooktacular Bat Ballet appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading
Chemicals of decomposition are also starting points of life. The post The Stench of Death Has a Sunny Side appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading
Orchids were Darwin’s “abominable mystery.” They continue to elude science—and efforts to save them. The post Why Is Everything an Orchid? appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading
“Theory of Mind,” meet Henry James. The post Think You Know What Somebody Is Thinking? appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading
Photographs taken from before terrorists destroyed the site are helping researchers digitally resurrect it. The post How Tourists Are Rescuing the Ancient City of Palmyra appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading
The Great Pacific Garbage Patch isn’t all garbage. It’s also an ecosystem. The post A Plastic Oasis in the Sea appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading
These female frogs fake death and pretend to be the opposite sex to head off unwanted male attention. The post Maybe Playing Dead Will Get Him to Leave You Alone? appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading
Inside one national park’s quest to make peace between humans and animals. The post A Fragile Equilibrium appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading
The buzz on preventing elephants from plundering communities. The post Elephants Are Total Scaredy-Cats Around Bees appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading
Their inner compass could be guided by quantum forces. The post Moths Find Their Way by the Stars appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading
Issue 51 of the Nautilus print edition combines some of the best content from our July and August 2023 online issues. It includes contributions from conservation biologist Zhengyang Wang, science writer Alla Katsnelson, astrophysicist Chiara Mingarelli, writer and conservationis … | Continue reading
Issue 50 of the Nautilus print edition combines some of the best content from our May and June 2023 online issues. It includes contributions from environmental journalist Charles Digges, neuroscientist Anil Seth, a special section highlighting Facts So Romantic from each previou … | Continue reading
The qualities of our experience seem impossible to describe scientifically, but maybe we’re just not thinking about them right. The post Is the Hard Problem Really So Hard? appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading
A warning from scientists putting raw fish under the microscope. The post Is Sushi a Health Hazard? appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading
Psychologist Robin Dunbar’s latest book argues companies are social groups that can’t be perfected like a machine. The post Clever Apes in the Modern Workplace appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading
What the first evidence of a spinning supermassive black hole means. The post It Spins! appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading
Some modern image generators rely on the principles of diffusion to create images. There may be a better alternative. The post The Physical Process That Powers a New Type of Generative AI appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading
Can we save the frozen continent’s unique fauna? The post An Ark for Antarctica appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading
The author on writing her new book “Ignition,” her dive into the new science of fighting wildfires. The post My 3 Greatest Revelations appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading
Bats, rats, fish, bivalves, and butterflies are just as important for ecosystems as apex predators. The post The Big Impact Small Creatures Can Make appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading