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The Swedish artist’s eccentric botanic illustrations, on view publicly for the first time, weave mysticism with painstaking accuracy The post Hilma af Klint Celebrates the Supernatural in Nature appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading
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We need both modern data and the wisdom of the First Nations to preserve aquatic ecosystems The post How Indigenous Knowledge Could Save Fishing appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading
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How much we enjoy music, and in what ways, is heritable The post We’ve Got the Beat—in Our Genes appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading
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