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You Are What Your Ancestors Didn’t Eat

The impact of famine may be written in the bodies of future generations

January 6, 2025

Breaking a Cycle of Apocalypse

John Larison’s new novel The Ancients suggests some societies are built for cataclysm

January 3, 2025

Scent Makes a Place

How the desert taught me to smell

January 3, 2025

Why Do Some People Look Like Their Dogs?

The resemblance isn’t just a comical coincidence

January 2, 2025

The Genius of Benjamin Franklin

Richard Munson’s 3 greatest revelations while writing Ingenious, his biography of Franklin, the scientist.

December 31, 2024

Introducing the Nautilus Winter Reading List

Ten books we loved to start your new year off right.

December 31, 2024

Does Life’s Happiness Have a Shape?

How we feel about life as we age is not as universal as we thought.

December 30, 2024

The Most Beautiful Science of the Year

Insights from Nautilus in 2024.

December 27, 2024

How to Read a Tsunami

Insights from a geophysicist.

December 25, 2024

Science from the Tsunami

Illustrating what scientists have learned from the disaster 20 years ago.

December 25, 2024

Making Friends with Your Past and Future Selves

It’s what psychologists call self-continuity, and can improve your health and well-being.

December 23, 2024