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- Arts
The New You
- By Michael Segal
- November 20, 2014
Introducing the Winter 2015 Nautilus Quarterly.
- Arts
A Summer Gaze
- By Michael Segal
- June 9, 2014
The Summer 2014 Quarterly tackles image and object.
- Zoology
Can You Spot the Real Animal Hybrid?
- By Loren Grush
- May 30, 2014
Take our quiz on nature’s mutant offspring.
- General
Picasso and Einstein Got the Picture
- By Peter Gruss
- April 25, 2014
Breakthroughs in science and art begin with an image.
- General
What the Deer Are Telling Us
- By Christopher Ketcham
- March 28, 2014
A lesson in home improvement.

It’s Alive!

The Spring 2014 Quarterly has awakened.
- By Michael Segal
- March 28, 2014
Math’s Beautiful Monsters

How a destructive idea paved the way for modern math.
- By Adam Kucharski
- March 28, 2014
Flashback: Human Uniqueness

Shining a light on the spark that separates man from beast.
- By John Steele
- March 4, 2014
The Science of Gratitude

New research suggests saying thanks regularly can benefit your health.
- By Chris Mooney
- November 25, 2013
Einstein’s Lost Hypothesis

Is a third-act twist to nuclear energy at hand?
- By Mark Anderson
- November 25, 2013
Kellogg’s

The last wholesome fantasy of the middle-school boy.
- By B.J. Novak
- November 22, 2013

- Arts
Not Merely the Finest TV Documentary Series Ever Made
- By David Deutsch
- November 22, 2013
A reflection on Jacob Bronowski’s “The Ascent of Man.”
- Psychology
How To Waste Time Properly
- By Greg Beato
- November 11, 2013
The right distractions can boost creativity.
- Genetics
The Menu Says “Snapper.” Really?
- By Amy Maxmen
- October 30, 2013
DNA barcodes could keep restaurants honest.
- Psychology
Cracking the Social Code
- By Rose Eveleth
- October 30, 2013
New approaches are helping autistic people understand “neurotypicals”—and vice versa.
- Communication
The Youngest Code-Makers
- By Rose Eveleth
- October 30, 2013
We learn as kids that knowledge is power—secret knowledge even more so.

The New You