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Evolution

Biodiversity Alters Strategies of Bacterial Evolution

Reprinted with permission from Quanta Magazine’s Abstractions blog. Nautilus Members enjoy an ad-free experience. Log in or Join now . In the closing paragraph of On the Origin of Species, Charles Darwin urged readers to “contemplate a tangled bank, clothed with many plants of many kinds, with birds singing on the bushes, with various insects flitting […]
- By Jordana Cepelewicz
- January 13, 2020
Math

How Inequality Imperils Cooperation

A game theorist breaks down the effects of inequality.
- By Brian Gallagher
- January 9, 2020
Sociology

Lessons for a Young Scientist

A masterclass on what science needs now.
- By Martin Rees
- January 8, 2020
Communication

The 5 Most Popular Nautilus Blog Posts in 2019

Readers’ favorite posts explore a Dutch cure for stress and memories you can inject.
- By Brian Gallagher
- December 31, 2019
Arts

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.
- By Kevin Berger
- December 31, 2019
Philosophy

Philosophy Is a Public Service

I design thought experiments to provoke dialogue about who and what we want to become.
- By Jonathon Keats
- December 31, 2019