Underworlds 

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    Geoscience

    Why We Need to Map the Ocean Floor

    Seabed 2030 uses multibeam bathymetry data collection. “You can get very high resolution, down to centimeters, if you bring the sonar very close to the bottom,” says Larry Mayer.GEBCO Nautilus Members enjoy an ad-free experience. Log in or Join now . Larry Mayer, a marine geophysicist, gets shivers when he looks at a night sky […]

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    Physics

    How the Neutrino’s Tiny Mass Could Help Solve Big Mysteries

    Reprinted with permission from Quanta Magazine’s Abstractions blog. Nautilus Members enjoy an ad-free experience. Log in or Join now . Of all the known particles in the universe, only photons outnumber neutrinos. Despite their abundance, however, neutrinos are hard to catch and inspect, as they interact with matter only very weakly. About a thousand trillion […]

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    Environment

    Never Underestimate the Intelligence of Trees

    Plants communicate, nurture their seedlings, and get stressed.

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    Health

    Are We Flushing Our Resistance to Antibiotics Down the Drain?

    Taking account of the drug-resistant germs turning up in rivers and soils.

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    Communication

    Nautilus to be Acquired by Ownership Group of Super-Fans

    From the newswire: Nautilus Members enjoy an ad-free experience. Log in or Join now . Award-winning magazine and fast-growing science brand poised for growthAn investor group of super-fans has banded together as a single ownership group to acquire Nautilus, the literary science magazine with more than 10 thousand monthly paying subscribers and an online reach of […]

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    Psychology

    Is the Psychology of Greta Thunberg’s Climate Activism Effective?

    Greta Thunberg may have weighted her U.N. remarks toward care and fairness, but she didn’t omit loyalty. “You are failing us,” she said. “But the young people are starting to understand your betrayal.”Photograph by Liv Oeian / Shutterstock Nautilus Members enjoy an ad-free experience. Log in or Join now . Last month, Greta Thunberg, the […]