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Balloon-Borne Telescopes Take Off
Stratospheric balloons are giving astronomers sharper views of the universe -
Finding Strange Beauty in Food
A photographer and science teacher tells a new climate story about agriculture -
The Problem with Problem Sharks
Some of them seem to be repeat offenders -
The Slingshot Effect of Gravity
The pull of the planets is still one of our best bets for space exploration -
David Lynch Opens a Portal to Our Minds
I use the filmmaker’s work in my psychology lab to understand how we make sense of an unsettling world -
A Missing Link Between Concussion and Alzheimer’s
Viruses may play a surprising part -
How Neanderthals Kept Our Ancestors Warm
New DNA studies reveal more benefits from our hominin friends -
This Mummy’s Tattoos Are Better Than Yours
Lasers reveal hidden details of ancient body ink -
10 Misconceptions About Evolution
An evolutionary biologist clears up common myths -
The Magical Realism of Myriam Wares
A conversation with Nautilus cover artist Myriam Wares. -
The Evolution of a Mimic
What rove beetles can tell us about the predictability of life -
Argue Your Way to a Fuller Life
Refute your friends and family, never be satisfied. Philosopher Agnes Callard on life lessons from Socrates.
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Pico Iyer’s Wide-Awake Silence
The author on losing his home to wildfire, finding strength in solitude, and his new book Aflame
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The Trouble with the Swamp
Wetlands in film are overwhelmingly associated with discomfort, misery, and death
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These Physicists Want to Ditch Dark Energy
The idea that mysterious stuff speeds up the acceleration of the universe could be a big mistake -
You Are What Your Ancestors Didn’t Eat
The impact of famine may be written in the bodies of future generations -
Breaking a Cycle of Apocalypse
John Larison’s new novel The Ancients suggests some societies are built for cataclysm -
Scent Makes a Place
How the desert taught me to smell -
Why Do Some People Look Like Their Dogs?
The resemblance isn’t just a comical coincidence