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The Trouble with the Swamp
Wetlands in film are overwhelmingly associated with discomfort, misery, and death
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
The Genius of Benjamin Franklin
Richard Munson’s 3 greatest revelations while writing Ingenious, his biography of Franklin, the scientist.
Introducing the Nautilus Winter Reading List
Ten books we loved to start your new year off right.
Does Life’s Happiness Have a Shape?
How we feel about life as we age is not as universal as we thought.











