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Sept/Oct 2017

By Liz Greene
October 23, 2017

science and culture for people who love beautiful writing.

The September/October 2017 Nautilus print edition combines some of the best content from our issues on The Hive and Monsters, with new original contributions and gorgeous full-color illustrations.

This issue includes contributions by: bestselling author and MIT professor Max Tegmark, tropical ecologist Mark Moffett, and journalist Regan Penaluna. In addition, this issue features original artwork from Sophy Hollington, Kati Szilagyi, Jessica Lin, and more.

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