Amy Maxmen

  • Article Lead Image

    The Crumbling Ancient Texts That May Hold Life-Saving Cures

      Nautilus Members enjoy an ad-free experience. Log in or Join now . Seven hundred years ago, Timbuktu was a dream destination for scholars, traders, and religious men. At the southern edge of the Sahara desert in what is now Mali, travelers from Europe, sub-Saharan Africa, Egypt, and Morocco met in the bygone metropolis to […]

  • Bentzen_HERO

    The Menu Says “Snapper.” Really?

    DNA barcodes could keep restaurants honest.