Where the Wild Bees Are

One US county is home to nearly a third of all known bee species. Researchers need help documenting them. The post Where the Wild Bees Are appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading


@nautil.us | 14 hours ago

Seahorse Love Works in Mysterious Ways

Seahorses don’t care if there’s plenty other fish in the sea. The post Seahorse Love Works in Mysterious Ways appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading


@nautil.us | 1 day ago

Pandas Feel “SAD” Too

Many animals suffer from seasonal affective disorder. Scientists are just figuring out what that means. The post Pandas Feel “SAD” Too appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading


@nautil.us | 1 day ago

The Physics of Crowds

Why dangerous crowds behave the way they do. The post The Physics of Crowds appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading


@nautil.us | 2 days ago

What Will Justice for Climate Change Culprits Look Like?

A new novel grapples with vengeance toward global warming’s worst offenders. The post What Will Justice for Climate Change Culprits Look Like? appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading


@nautil.us | 2 days ago

The Faulty Weathermen of the Mind

Could a theory from the science of perception help crack the mysteries of psychosis? The post The Faulty Weathermen of the Mind appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading


@nautil.us | 3 days ago

Bees Can’t Find Food in Dirty Air

That means humans could go hungry, too. The post Bees Can’t Find Food in Dirty Air appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading


@nautil.us | 3 days ago

Salt Taste Is Surprisingly Mysterious

Too much sodium is bad, but so is too little—no wonder the body has two sensing mechanisms. The post Salt Taste Is Surprisingly Mysterious appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading


@nautil.us | 6 days ago

Why Did That Come to Mind?

The hidden logic behind what pops into your head. The post Why Did That Come to Mind? appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading


@nautil.us | 6 days ago

You’re More of a Climate Skeptic Than You Think

Here’s how psychology can help fix that. (It’s easier than you'd guess.) The post You’re More of a Climate Skeptic Than You Think appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading


@nautil.us | 7 days ago

Why Ships Kill Thousands of Whales Every Year

An interview with the documentary filmmaker who has spotlighted the deadly ocean collisions. The post Why Ships Kill Thousands of Whales Every Year appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading


@nautil.us | 7 days ago

The Case Against Cooking with Gas

New evidence suggests electric stoves are better for people and the planet. The post The Case Against Cooking with Gas appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading


@nautil.us | 8 days ago

Where Did the Brain Come From?

600 million years ago, the sea sponge had a dream. The post Where Did the Brain Come From? appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading


@nautil.us | 9 days ago

Should You Ditch Your Eco-Friendly Drinking Straw?

Some of them contain materials that are harmful to human health. The post Should You Ditch Your Eco-Friendly Drinking Straw? appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading


@nautil.us | 9 days ago

The Wisdom of a Brainless Robot

How a soft-bodied machine uses physical intelligence to navigate. The post The Wisdom of a Brainless Robot appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading


@nautil.us | 10 days ago

Dr. Doom on the Hottest Summer (So Far)

Why we should respect worst-case scenarios. The post Dr. Doom on the Hottest Summer (So Far) appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading


@nautil.us | 13 days ago

Can We Stop Time in the Body?

Inside the “out there” quest for a drug that would help doctors save lives before it’s too late. The post Can We Stop Time in the Body? appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading


@nautil.us | 13 days ago

What the Earth Knows

How understanding Earth’s deep past can lead us into our radically altered future. The post What the Earth Knows appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading


@nautil.us | 13 days ago

Pick Up Your Dog’s Poop or Else!

Science is coming after people who don’t give a @#$% about sidewalks. The post Pick Up Your Dog’s Poop or Else! appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading


@nautil.us | 14 days ago

The Paradox of the Radioactive Boars

Scientists solve a long-standing mystery in Bavaria. The post The Paradox of the Radioactive Boars appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading


@nautil.us | 15 days ago

A New Look at One of the Oldest Weapons

What a 300,000-year-old throwing stick reveals about our near-human ancestors. The post A New Look at One of the Oldest Weapons appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading


@nautil.us | 16 days ago

Risky Giant Steps Can Solve Optimization Problems Faster

New results break with decades of conventional wisdom for the gradient descent algorithm. The post Risky Giant Steps Can Solve Optimization Problems Faster appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading


@nautil.us | 16 days ago

The Social Life of Bats

Our reporter joins scientists in Mozambique to understand how bats communicate with one another. The post The Social Life of Bats appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading


@nautil.us | 20 days ago

The Holiness in Reality

When science is a source of spirituality in people’s lives, they feel happy and engaged. The post The Holiness in Reality appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading


@nautil.us | 20 days ago

Why Are Marine Mammals Losing Their Hair?

Spikes in alopecia puzzle scientists—and may be a symptom of ecological disruption. The post Why Are Marine Mammals Losing Their Hair? appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading


@nautil.us | 21 days ago

Thousands of Penguin Chicks Lost at Sea

Scientists monitoring emperor penguins in Antarctica recorded an unprecedented tragedy. The post Thousands of Penguin Chicks Lost at Sea appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading


@nautil.us | 21 days ago

The Invisible Impacts of Calamities

Why we need to study the microbiology of disasters. The post The Invisible Impacts of Calamities appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading


@nautil.us | 22 days ago

The Last of the Fungus

A young scientist’s quest to transform a dying way of life. The post The Last of the Fungus appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading


@nautil.us | 22 days ago

Why a Scientist Must Always Doubt

Francoise Barre-Sinoussi on her Nobel Prize-winning discovery of the viral origins of AIDS, the emotional toll of her work, and her relationship with doubt. The post Why a Scientist Must Always Doubt appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading


@nautil.us | 23 days ago

Call of the Liar

The spot-on imitations of other birds by the Australian lyrebird exemplify what Darwin missed about female birdsong. The post Call of the Liar appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading


@nautil.us | 23 days ago

What Spider Games Say About Arachnophobia

Many people around the world fear spiders. But in the Philippines, the tradition of spider wrestling often brings people and arachnids in close proximity. The post What Spider Games Say About Arachnophobia appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading


@nautil.us | 24 days ago

Math Proof Draws New Boundaries Around Black Hole Formation

For a half century, mathematicians have tried to define the exact circumstances under which a black hole is destined to exist. The post Math Proof Draws New Boundaries Around Black Hole Formation appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading


@nautil.us | 27 days ago

Trump’s Role in the Capitol Riot

A social psychologist on how Trump’s speech links to the Jan. 6 attack. The post Trump’s Role in the Capitol Riot appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading


@nautil.us | 28 days ago

Brightest-Ever Space Explosion Reveals Possible Hints of Dark Matter

On Sunday, October 9, Judith Racusin was 35,000 feet in the air, en route to a high-energy astrophysics conference, when the biggest cosmic explosion in history took place. “I landed, looked at my phone, and had dozens of messages,” said Racusin, an astrophysicist at NASA’s Godda … | Continue reading


@nautil.us | 10 months ago

What Counts as Science?

The arXiv preprint service is trying to answer an age-old question. | Continue reading


@nautil.us | 11 months ago

The Evolutionary Mystery of Menopause

New studies reinforce the hypothesis that grandmothers fostered our evolutionary success. | Continue reading


@nautil.us | 11 months ago

Why Is That Funny?

How evolution made us laugh. | Continue reading


@nautil.us | 11 months ago

Why Do Americans Own More Guns per Capita Than Anyone Else?

One question for Jennifer Carlson, a sociologist at the University of Arizona. | Continue reading


@nautil.us | 11 months ago

We’ve Got News for You About Supercharging Your Brain

Today’s brain-computer interfaces perform medical miracles. Beyond the clinic is another story. | Continue reading


@nautil.us | 11 months ago

The Chess Cheat in the 21st Century

If only the 18th-century hoaxer could see his “Mechanical Turk” now. | Continue reading


@nautil.us | 11 months ago

To Stop Illegal Fishing, Send a Seabird

Illegal fishing is too big a problem for humans to handle alone. | Continue reading


@nautil.us | 11 months ago

I Just Want to Know What I’m Made Of

It’s time to admit quantum theory has reached a dead end. Can we please go back to the math? | Continue reading


@nautil.us | 11 months ago

A New Doorway to the Brain

Neuroscientists can now explore the “wild west” in our heads in incredible detail—a boon to medicine and understanding what makes us tick. | Continue reading


@nautil.us | 11 months ago

That Snapper You’re Eating Might Be 80 Years Old

Shouldn’t we respect our animal elders, too? | Continue reading


@nautil.us | 11 months ago

Deep Learning Is Hitting a Wall

What would it take for artificial intelligence to make real progress? | Continue reading


@nautil.us | 11 months ago

A Universal Cancer Treatment?

A medicine that disrupts the DNA replication of cancer cells may be within reach. | Continue reading


@nautil.us | 11 months ago

They Probed Quantum Entanglement While Everyone Shrugged

This year’s winners of the Nobel Prize in Physics were driven by curiosity, skill, and tenacity. | Continue reading


@nautil.us | 11 months ago

The Afterlife Is in Our Heads

The real meaning of near-death experiences. | Continue reading


@nautil.us | 11 months ago