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Why These Researchers Are Drawn to the World’s Edge

The joy and toll of doing remote science.

January 10, 2020

How Single Women Are Changing Society

Thinking out of the nuclear family box.

January 10, 2020

How Inequality Imperils Cooperation

A game theorist breaks down the effects of inequality.

January 9, 2020

Lessons for a Young Scientist

A masterclass on what science needs now.

January 8, 2020

Unscrambled Eggs: Self-Organization Restores Cells’ Order

To scientists’ surprise, blended mixtures of cytoplasm can reorganize themselves into cell-like compartments with working structural components.

January 3, 2020

The 5 Most Popular Nautilus Blog Posts in 2019

Readers’ favorite posts explore a Dutch cure for stress and memories you can inject.

December 31, 2019

The 5 Most Popular Nautilus Feature Articles in 2019

Readers’ favorite articles explore tree smarts and the end of the gene as we know it.

December 31, 2019

Philosophy Is a Public Service

I design thought experiments to provoke dialogue about who and what we want to become.

December 31, 2019

The Non-Human Living Inside of You

Half of your genome started out as an infection; if left unchecked, some parts of it can turn deadly all over again.

December 31, 2019

The Problem with “Smart” New Years’ Goals

It’s the pursuit, not the goal, worth renewing.

December 24, 2019

The Joy of Cosmic Mediocrity

It’s lonely to be an exceptional planet.

December 20, 2019