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The Search for Where Consciousness Lives in the Brain
A new technology could help scientists answer an old question
- By Kristen French
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Space Exploration Speaks to the Core of Who We Are
Astrobiologist Caleb Scharf’s 3 greatest revelations while writing his latest book, The Giant Leap
- By Caleb Scharf
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We’re Evolving Beyond This Rock Right Now
Life is already busy making its transition to being interplanetary
- By Caleb Scharf
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How Coastlines Shape the Extinction Risk for Marine Invertebrates
Invertebrates that lived on north-south coastlines had better chances of survival
- By Devin Reese
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Some Doctors Are Using Emojis With Patients More Often
Smileys are especially popular
- By Molly Glick
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In Pursuit of a Psychedelic Without the Hallucination
Making magic mushrooms not quite so magic
- By Kristen French
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Eat Like a Neanderthal
Science-inspired recipes to help you dine like our evolutionary cousins
- By Bridget Alex
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Short sharp looks at science
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Crick and Watson Did Not Steal Franklin’s Data
Matthew Cobb’s 3 greatest revelations while writing his book Crick: A Mind in Motion
- By Matthew Cobb
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Is the Drought in the Southwest Permanent?
New models foretell more dry years ahead
- By Syris Valentine
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What’s Your City’s Hoofprint?
A new study measures the impact meat eating has on the planet, one city at a time
- By Katharine Gammon
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The Nautilus Reading List About the Cosmos
Our writers have read a universe of books on space and astronomy. Here are their favorites.
- By Nautilus Writers
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Nature’s Prescription for Our Future
Why caring for nature is caring for ourselves
- By Dona Bertarelli
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Naked Clams and Sunken Ships
A brazen plan to grow an animal that has been the bane of sailors for centuries—to feed the world
- By Alex Riley
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The Problem with Farmed Seafood
We’re decimating the ocean to feed farmed fish. But an innovative solution has surfaced.
- By John Steele
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The Ochre Origins of Art
Ancient use of this red powder is found wherever there were humans
- By Philip Marsden
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The Hidden Landscape Holding Back the Sea
The fate of our planet’s coasts rests on Antarctic bedrock
- By Evan Howell
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Gaia’s Got a Fever
An aging Earth, like an aging body, is increasingly vulnerable to heat’s fatal strikes
- By James Lovelock
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Genetic Ancestry Doesn’t Tell Your Whole Story
If you’re looking for your genetic origin story, your DNA will only take you so far.
- By Carles Lalueza-Fox
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AI’s Innate Bias Against Animals
Chatbots and robots are a setback to animal welfare—but have the potential to be a step forward
- By Tse Yip Fai & Peter Singer
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The Psychedelic Scientist
High on ayahuasca, Bruce Damer saw how life on Earth began. He may very well be right.
- By Mattha Busby
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The Nautilus Winter Reading List 2025
Ten books we loved to start your new year off right.
- By Nautilus Editors
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Will Trump’s Immigration Policies Hurt US Nobel Chances?
Drastic cuts to science funding and immigration restrictions could hobble the country’s research enterprise
- By Molly Glick
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He Erased Memory in Mice. Then Thought About Erasing His Own
Sunk in grief and alcoholism, this neuroscientist discovered the power of memory in himself
- By Kevin Berger
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To Be More Creative, Immigrate
Creativity flourishes when people cross borders—and when those borders blur through deep, human connection
- By Keith Sawyer
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The Pretense of Political Debate
Grandstanding acts of persuasion restrict free speech and real learning. Just ask Socrates.
- By Agnes Callard
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In the Land of the Eyeless Dragons
The cave-dwelling olm is a canary in the coal mine for environmental change
- By Gary Hartley
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Extreme Heat Will Change You
High temperatures can alter our bodies at the molecular level
- By Diana Kwon
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Visit the 7 Most Extreme Planets in the Universe
From molten glass rain to oceans of lava, an intergalactic tour of the most terrifying and beautiful climates out there
- By Claire Cameron
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The Mathematical Mysteries of Fireflies
What blinking bugs reveal about synchrony in the universe
- By Evelyn Lamb
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Manta Rays at Play
Underwater, the mantas circled Evie, ready for a game. A work of fiction.
- By Richard Powers
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The Sean Carrolls Explain the Universe
Why are we here? Is there life on other planets? The renowned scientists who share a name share their answers to life’s big questions.
- By John Steele
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Back to the Galapagos
A visit with evolutionary biologists Peter and Rosemary Grant.
- By Jonathan Weiner
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The Reality Ouroboros
Toward a new understanding of the nature of reality.
- By David Krakauer & David Wolpert
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Why Physics Is Unreasonably Good at Creating New Math
The secret sauce is the real world.
- By Ananyo Bhattacharya
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What Makes a Memory Real?
Changing the narrative on false memories might be surprisingly simple.
- By Jim Davies
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The Soviet Rebel of Music
He composed on a computer in a dangerous time. His echo is still heard today.
- By Grigori Guitchounts
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The Animals That Turn Bodily Fluids into Weapons
Four explosive tales of blood, spit, and venom.
- By Kristen French
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How Whales Could Help Us Speak to Aliens
Learning to decode complex communication on Earth may give us a leg up if intelligent life from space makes contact.
- By Claire Cameron
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As Biodiversity Dwindles, Mosquitos Turn to Human Blood
- By Devin Reese
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Watch This Glacier Race into the Sea
- By Molly Glick
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High-tech radar technology offers an unprecedented look at escaping ice speeds on Greenland and Antarctica -
The First Observation of the Fiery Lifecycle of a Massive Solar Storm
- By Jake Currie
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Horses Can Smell How You’re Feeling
- By Devin Reese
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Tyrannosaurids Took Their Time Growing to 17,000 Pounds
- By Devin Reese
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Forty-year growth periods may have given them a leg up in dominating their ecosystems -
The Accidental Discovery of Aristotle’s Paradigm-Shifting School
- By Molly Glick
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The ancient institution shaped education as we know it today -
C-Sections Have a Surprisingly Ancient History
- By Molly Glick
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Why Europa Might Not Have Life After All
- By Jake Currie
- Currents
Europa’s seafloor might be “too quiet” to support life -
The Quest for the Perfect Lip-Synching Robot
- By Molly Glick
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Their mouths may move convincingly, but they’re far from lifelike—for now -
The Secrets of an Ancient Hunk of Woolly Rhinoceros Meat
- By Devin Reese
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It helps decipher what exactly happened to its species about 14,000 years ago -
This Hidden Brain Region Could Help You Stay Resilient in Old Age
- By Kristen French
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A surprising measure of frailty and grip strength -
Pompeii’s Early Baths Were Petri Dishes
- By Molly Glick
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Things improved with an impressive aqueduct system—if you don’t count lead contamination -
Delusions Are Often Not-So-Delusional After All
- By Kristen French
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A radical shift in understanding psychosis -
How Jupiter and Saturn Dictate Earth’s Oil Deposits
- By Jake Currie
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Jurassic mudstones reveal how the heavens impact Earth -
An Asteroid Impact May Explain Our Lopsided Moon
- By Molly Glick
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The crash might have radically transformed the lunar interior -
What “Primate” and Other Slasher Monkey Movies Get Wrong
- By Kristen French
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A primatologist explains why monkeys aren’t monsters -
A Billion-Year-Old Piece of Sky Locked Within Ancient Salt Crystals
- By Devin Reese
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Here’s what was in the air during the so-called “Boring Billion” -
Astronaut Brains Change Shape in Space
- By Jake Currie
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New research reveals spaceflight is literally mind-bending -
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Take a Look at the Hairy Mouthparts of a Queen Bee
- By Devin Reese
- Currents
They’re actually what sets her apart from her worker bees
