Nautilus

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Science, philosophy, culture, and big questions about the natural world.

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Single Orangutan Moms Set up Playdates for Their Kids #Orangutan #Zoology #AnimalBehavior
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Oct 8, 2026
A Recipe for Stopping AI from Going Rogue #AI #Technology #Ethics
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Oct 8, 2026
In 1960, Mathematicians Predicted that Earth's Population Would Reach Infinity on a Friday Next Month #Science #History #Math
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Oct 8, 2026
A Distant Star is Slowly Snacking on a Brown Dwarf #Astronomy #Science #Space
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Oct 8, 2026
What Babies Learn From Spit-Swapping #Science #Evolution #Babies
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Oct 8, 2026
Meet the New Otterlike Predator That Scurried Alongside Dinosaurs #Paleontology #Science #Dinosaurs
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Oct 7, 2026
Why Forgive and Forget is Bad Advice #Psychology #Forgiveness #Ethics
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Oct 7, 2026
How to Live to Be 194 Years Old #Science #Longevity #Zoology
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Oct 7, 2026
Neanderthals Were Adept Woodworkers Too #Science #History #Anthropology
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Oct 7, 2026
The Most Curious Cloud on Mars Relies on Some Bizarre Physics #Science #Astronomy #Space
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Oct 7, 2026
Penguin Poop is Melting Antarctic Snow #Science #Environment #Wildlife
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Oct 7, 2026
Creating Fake People is a Terrible Idea #AI #Ethics #Society
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Oct 7, 2026
From the Great Sphinx's Raw Materials, a New Crocodile Species Surfaces #Science #Zoology #History
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Oct 6, 2026
Why Do Obese People With Alzheimer's Live Longer? #Science #Health #Research
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Oct 6, 2026
Is Criminal Forensics Bullshit? #Science #Forensics #Philosophy
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Oct 6, 2026
Human Vision Has Quirks That AI Can't Match #Science #Vision #AI
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Oct 6, 2026
The Incas Adorned Animal Sacrifices With Coca Leaves #Anthropology #History #Archaeology
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Oct 6, 2026
Thousands of Fancy Dishes Have Survived a 2,100-Year-Old Shipwreck #History #Archaeology #Science
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Oct 6, 2026
David Byrne Awakens the Story of Dark Matter #Science #Physics #Cosmology
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Oct 6, 2026
Fat Cells May Retain a Memory of Obesity #Science #Health #Biology
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Oct 5, 2026
Do Babies Feel Shame? #Science #Psychology #Neuroscience
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Oct 5, 2026
Why "Zombie Cells" Build Up as We Age #Science #Health #Aging
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Oct 5, 2026
Pigeon Dads Step Up in Tough Times #Science #Zoology #Animals
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Oct 5, 2026
How An Accidental Virus Release Triggered 1977's "Russian Flu" #Science #History #Health
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Oct 5, 2026
Are Right‑Brained People Really More Creative? #Science #Neuroscience #Creativity
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Oct 5, 2026
Was There Really a Female King in Ancient Egypt 5,000 Years Ago? #History #Archaeology #Egypt
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Oct 4, 2026
Coral Reef-Like Rock Layers on Mars Reveal Ancient Climate Secrets #Science #Astronomy #Mars
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Oct 4, 2026
How Sugar from Outer Space Became One of the Backbones of Life on Earth #Science #Astrobiology #OriginOfLife
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Oct 3, 2026
Do Calorie‑Restricted Diets Work? #Health #Science #Diet
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Oct 3, 2026
"Floating Scarecrow" Demonstrates the Enduring Power of Eyes in the Natural World #Science #Zoology #Nature
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Oct 3, 2026
Your Immune System Ages in Two Big Bursts #Science #Health #Aging
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Oct 2, 2026
This Spectacular Star Field Hides Brown Dwarfs That Never Ignite #Astronomy #Science #Space
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Oct 2, 2026
What Goes on in the Brain When a Good Buzz Gets Harshed #Science #Neuroscience #Psychology
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Oct 2, 2026
This Obscure 1960s Guide to LSD Holds Up #Science #Neuroscience #History
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Oct 2, 2026
There's a New Sea Spider in Town #Science #Zoology #Nature
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Oct 2, 2026
This Newly Discovered Dinosaur Looks Terrifying--But Probably Wouldn't Eat You #Science #Paleontology #Dinosaurs
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Oct 2, 2026
Don't Miss Saturn in All its Glory This Weekend #Astronomy #Space #Science
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Oct 1, 2026
Ancient Pocket Change Reveals Special Status of Rome's "Little Englanders" #History #Archaeology #AncientWorld
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Oct 1, 2026
A Look at How Many Cancers Are Caused by Infections Worldwide #Science #Health #Medicine
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Oct 1, 2026
Where Did the "Social Magic" Go? #Science #Culture #Society
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Oct 1, 2026