Katherine Harmon Courage
What Poop Reveals About Ancient Humans
The parasites found lurking in 1,000-year-old feces give a glimpse into the health and daily life of the past
The Periscope: Book Weeding, Fact-Checking, and Imperiled Fruit Fly Data
What Nautilus executive editor Katherine Courage has been tuning into recently
A Library for Fish Sounds
Can eavesdropping on the ocean help to save its creatures?
New Eyes on Space Weather
From threats of solar storms to cosmic radiation, new efforts to warn Earthlings are launching
Some Dogs Can Learn New Linguistic Tricks
These word games spell out canines’ surprising cognitive powers
Meet the Asteroids Next Door
A radar system is set to map near-Earth objects as they fly by
How to Run Across Death Valley in the Summer
Learning how to cope with heatwaves, from an ultrarunner
Looking for Life’s Source on Ceres
The dwarf planet might have had a hot core and liquid oceans
Looking at Art on Psychedelics
People took mushrooms, then studied famous paintings. Here’s what happened.
We’re All Connected
Welcome to the Climates Issue