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Evolution’s Contrarian Capacity for Creativity
The easily confused willow tit and black-capped chickadeef.c.franklin via Flickr / Brandon Keim One of my favorite pastimes while traveling is watching birds. Not rare birds, mind you, but common ones: local variations on universal themes of sparrow and chickadee, crow and mockingbird. Nautilus Members enjoy an ad-free experience. Log in or Join now . […] -
What’s Worse: Unwanted Mutations or Unwanted Humans?
Three of the rare Przewalski’s horses that now roam the area near the Chernobyl nuclear plant.Sergey Gaschak After a fatal series of errors and malfunctions in the early morning of April 26, 1986, the core of the Chernobyl nuclear facility melted down and then exploded, killing 31 workers at the plant. The accident spewed massive […] -
When We Were Fish
Paleontologist Neil Shubin explains how he charts evolution in the human body. -
Carriers, Part 5: The Aftermath
This is the final installment of a five-part series. First read Part 1 , Part 2, Part 3, and Part 4 to get caught up. Correction: The text about tests that can be done 10 weeks into pregnancy was changed to clarify the difference between CVS—an invasive test that is available now and can determine whether a […] -
Carriers, Part 4: The Results
This is the fourth installment of a five-part series. First read Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3 to get caught up; then go on to Part 5.Lauren R. Weinstein is a cartoonist, cartooning teacher, and avid gardener who lives in scenic Maplewood, New Jersey. She is currently working on a teenage memoir entitled How to Draw a Nose. […]
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Carriers, Part 3: The Wait
This is the third installment of a five-part series. First read Part 1 and Part 2 to get caught up; then go on to Part 4 and Part 5.Lauren R. Weinstein is a cartoonist, cartooning teacher, and avid gardener who lives in scenic Maplewood, New Jersey. She is currently working on a teenage memoir entitled How to Draw a […]
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If You Can’t Beat Diseases, Domesticate Them
A tiger mosquito (Aedes albopictus) sucking blood from human skinMarco Uliana via Shutterstock For most of our history, wolves have been a menace to humanity. Sharp teeth, raw speed, and pack coordination put us at serious risk. Their howls still send chills down our spines for good reason. But some thousands of years ago, some […]
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Carriers, Part 2: The Test
This is the second installment of a five-part series. See Part 1 first; then go on to Part 3, Part 4, and Part 5. Nautilus Members enjoy an ad-free experience. Log in or Join now . Lauren R. Weinstein is a cartoonist, cartooning teacher, and avid gardener who lives in scenic Maplewood, New Jersey. She […]
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Why I Traveled the World Hunting for Mutant Bugs
A researcher who works through painting tells her story.
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Mutation Helps Create the Most Durable Religions
Traditional performers at the 2007 Mt. Hagen Cultural Show in Papua New GuineaIan @ ThePaperboy When people think of religions, they tend to turn to of the big five: Christianity, Islam, Judaism, Hinduism, and Buddhism. Although these are the most popular religions in the world, they are a minuscule sample of the thousands of religions […]
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How Technology & Tradition Combine to Make Modern Movies
In Nebraska, Phedon Papamichael used an unusual combination of digital and analog technologies to achieve a distinctive look.FilmNation Entertainment / Paramount Vantage This is part three of a three-part series about the movie industry’s switch to digital cameras and what is lost, and gained, in the process. Part one, on the traditional approach to filming movies […] -
What We Lose When Film Cameras Change to Digital Ones
This is part two of a three-part series about the movie industry’s switch to digital cameras and what is lost, and gained, in the process. Part one, on the traditional approach to filming movies and the birth of digital, ran yesterday; part three runs tomorrow. Nautilus Members enjoy an ad-free experience. Log in or Join now […] -
Are Digital Cameras Changing the Nature of Movies?
A landmark use of deep focus in film: The young Charles Foster Kane—in the background, but still in focus—is sent away by his poor parents in Colorado to live with a wealthy banker in New York.Mercury Productions / RKO Radio Pictures This is part one of a three-part series about the movie industry’s switch to […] -
Carriers: A Webcomic on Health, Luck, and Life
This is the first installment of a five-part series. Also see Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, and Part 5.Read Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, and Part 5. Nautilus Members enjoy an ad-free experience. Log in or Join now . * Correction: The text about the effects of cystic fibrosis has been changed to reflect the […] -
A Summer Gaze
The Summer 2014 Quarterly tackles image and object.
