Nautilus

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

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NASA's New Experimental Jet Promises Supersonic Flight Without the Sonic Booms #Aviation #Science #Technology
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Sep 8, 2026
This New "Devil Flower" Species Doesn't Photosynthesize #Science #Botany #Nature
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Sep 8, 2026
Male Sex-Reversed Frogs Hold Their Own in Fertility Competitions #Science #Zoology #Evolution
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Sep 8, 2026
The Elegance of a Stupid Question #Science #Philosophy #Curiosity
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Sep 8, 2026
Why Some Ants are Lazy Freeloaders #Science #Zoology #Insects
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Sep 8, 2026
What Archaeology Reveals About the Rise of All-Powerful Rulers #History #Archaeology #Society
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Sep 7, 2026
What's Creating These Mysterious Seafloor Hexagons? #Science #Oceanography #MarineBiology
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Sep 7, 2026
After an 8-Year Journey, Orbiters Are About to Give Us a Fresh Look at Mercury #Science #Astronomy #Space
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Sep 7, 2026
Many Space Missions Are Searching for Life Beyond Earth--But Are We Prepared for the Fallout If They Succeed? #Astrobiology #SpaceExploration #BigQuestions
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Sep 6, 2026
Your Boss Is Watching You #Workplace #Surveillance #Productivity
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Sep 5, 2026
Ancient Coins Reveal a Wealth of Information About the Roman Republic #History #Archaeology #Numismatics
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Sep 4, 2026
Your Smartwatch May Not be as Smart as You Think it is #Technology #WearableTech #SmartDevices
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Sep 4, 2026
Can Nature Benefit You If You're Already Well? #Science #Neuroscience #Wellness
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Sep 4, 2026
Chimps Have Accents, Too #AnimalBehavior #Linguistics #Zoology
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Sep 4, 2026
The Extinct "American Cheetah" Wasn't a Cheetah After All #Science #Zoology #Evolution
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Sep 4, 2026
Astronomers Spot a Strange Atmospheric Wave Above Saturn's South Pole #Astronomy #Science #Space
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Sep 4, 2026
Deadly Livestock Virus Found Lurking in Ancient Texts #Science #History #Health
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Sep 3, 2026
Your Home is Crawling With Microplastics #Science #Environment #Pollution
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Sep 3, 2026
No Two People Age in the Same Way #Science #Aging #Genetics
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Sep 3, 2026
Envy at the Ballot Box #Psychology #Society #Politics
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Sep 3, 2026
30 Minutes of Exercise Can Boost Your Task-Switching Efficiency #Health #Science #Productivity
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Sep 3, 2026
40 Years Ago, Oceanographers Found the Wreckage of the RMS Titanic #History #Ocean #Exploration
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Sep 3, 2026
New Species of Giant Armadillo Has Convoluted History #Zoology #Science #Nature
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Sep 2, 2026
The Secret of Chronic Pain Could Lie in the Skull #Science #Health #Neuroscience
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Sep 2, 2026
How Music Sparks Imagination #Music #Neuroscience #Imagination
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Sep 2, 2026
How Your Genes Shape Your Personality #Science #Genetics #Behavior
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Sep 2, 2026
Why Do Male Chimpanzees Throw Rocks at the Same Trees for More Than a Decade? #Science #Zoology #Behavior
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Sep 2, 2026
Why the Recent Total Eclipse Looked Unusual #Astronomy #Science #Eclipse
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Sep 2, 2026
New Heart Attack Definitions Could Lead to Better Care for Women #Health #Science #Medicine
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Sep 1, 2026
Your Organs Age at Different Paces--And They're Coordinating With Each Other #Science #Health #Biology
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Sep 1, 2026
Schizophrenia's Cruel Roulette Wheel #Science #MentalHealth #Genetics
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Sep 1, 2026
Your Ability to Cope with Stress Changes with the Seasons and Your Own Biological Clocks #Science #Health #Biology
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Sep 1, 2026
A Meteorological Rarity: Snow Across the Atacama Desert #Science #Weather #Geoscience
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Sep 1, 2026
Memory Decline Starts Earlier Than You Might Think #Science #Health #Neuroscience
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Sep 1, 2026
New Test for Broken-Heart Syndrome Offers Insights into the Mysterious Disease #Health #Science #Medicine
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Aug 31, 2026
The Extinct Tasmanian Tiger's Bite Was Unlike Any Other Predatory Mammal's #Zoology #ExtinctAnimals #Paleontology
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Aug 31, 2026
This Viking Dress Survived for 1,300 Years, Protected by Its Metal Ornaments #History #Archaeology #Viking
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Aug 31, 2026
How a "Psychic" Horse Named Clever Hans Changed the Way We Do Science #Science #History #Zoology
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Aug 31, 2026
An Expert Pieced Together This Roman Document Like a Jigsaw Puzzle. You'll Never Guess What It's About #History #Archaeology #AncientRome
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Aug 31, 2026
I'm Part of the Team Writing the Next Bible of Psychiatry--For the First Time, the DSM Will Use Biology to Understand Mental Disorders #Science #Psychology #MentalHealth
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Aug 29, 2026

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