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This Common Personality Trait May Fuel Serial Killers
A form of narcissism may underlie the psychology of sexually motivated murder
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Watch a Moth Drink Moose Tears
Researchers recorded the nocturnal insects sipping from the massive mammal’s ducts for the first time
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A Warming Arctic May Be Changing Polar Bears’ DNA
Polar bears in a warmer region of Greenland have shown some surprising genetic changes that may help them adapt
The Porthole
Short sharp looks at science
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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
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Could Virtual Reality Help Doctors Learn Empathy?
Medical schools are testing simulations to bridge the emotional gulf between physicians and their patients
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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.
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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
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The Problem with Farmed Seafood
We’re decimating the ocean to feed farmed fish. But an innovative solution has surfaced.
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The Hidden Landscape Holding Back the Sea
The fate of our planet’s coasts rests on Antarctic bedrock
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Gaia’s Got a Fever
An aging Earth, like an aging body, is increasingly vulnerable to heat’s fatal strikes
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The Secret Superpowers of Frog Skin
The slime coating frog bodies could hold the key to fighting infections, healings wounds and even curing cancer
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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
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The Periscope: Book Weeding, Fact-Checking, and Imperiled Fruit Fly Data
What Nautilus executive editor Katherine Courage has been tuning into recently
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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
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To Be More Creative, Immigrate
Creativity flourishes when people cross borders—and when those borders blur through deep, human connection
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The Pretense of Political Debate
Grandstanding acts of persuasion restrict free speech and real learning. Just ask Socrates.
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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
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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
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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.
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The Soviet Rebel of Music
He composed on a computer in a dangerous time. His echo is still heard today.
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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.
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Fearsome Marine Predators Prowled Ancient Rivers, Too
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This Hole Punch-Sized Patch Could Help Save Frogs
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Is the Secret to Long Life Freedom From Procreation?
A study notes marked lifespan increases in mammals that have been castrated or kept on contraception -
How We Changed Cat Sounds Forever
The soft rumbles seem to reveal more about a feline than their meows, and it’s probably thanks to humans -
Rabies Virus Helps Map Psilocybin’s Brain Altering Effects
The deadly pathogen is adept at jumping between neurons, making it an ideal tracer to reveal how connections change after a dose of psilocybin in mice -
Was the Earth Created by a Supernova Shockwave?
New model suggests cosmic rays from a supernova led to the formation of our planet -
This Tiny Neon Frog Dwells in the Clouds
Researchers recently discovered an extremely small frog species in Brazil -
Pop Music Is Getting Darker
The tunes that top the charts have been getting more negative for half a century -
Orcas and Dolphins Glimpsed Fishing Together for Salmon
Combining brain and brawn, the two marine mammals may hunt collaboratively -
Top Roman Military Officers Loved Their Pet Monkeys
An animal cemetery at a once-bustling port adds to growing evidence that Romans collected and deeply cared for these primates -
What Laziness Has to do with Beauty
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Hobbits May Have Been Victims of Climate Change
New research offers clues into the mysterious disappearance of these tiny hominins -
What an Ancient Sheep Reveals About a Bronze Age Plague
Scientists found the plague pathogen hiding in a 4,000-year-old sheep, shedding light on the earlier, more elusive pandemic before the Black Death -
Millions of Years Ago These Animals Shaped the Arabian Sea
Like modern sea cows, these Late Miocene marine mammals engineered their ecosystems -
How Monogamous Are Humans Actually?
How we rank among species on fidelity to a single partner may have shaped our evolution -
This Black Hole Blasts Cosmic Wind at 130 Million Miles Per Hour
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Beloved Ancient Chinese Cats Were Wilder Than Once Thought
People in ancient China grew a millennia-spanning friendship with wild felines long before domestic cats came on the scene -
How Many Insects Fill the Air on a Typical Summer Day in the US?
NOAA weather radar stations help track the ups and downs of insect abundance -
The Table Condiment That Powers Plant-Eating Giants
Some parts of Africa lack megaherbivores—salt scarcity in the environment could explain why -
What Robots Can Learn from Classical Indian Dance
A “superhuman” alphabet for the hands
