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Dragons, Memory & Navigating the Globe Using Only Your Wits
“Vniversale descrittione di tvtta la terra conoscivta fin qvi,” a map of the world from 1565. Click through to see the entire amazing map, or download the super-hi-res version. Paolo Forlani Terra incognita. Unknown land. You may be familiar with this Latin phrase, which most notably appears on old maps, sometimes next to images of dragons, […] -
Strange Eyeless Fish Creates Its Own Sonar Signals to “See”
The blind cavefish alongside two of its sighted relativesImage Courtesy of NYU Deep in some pitch-black, underwater caves in Mexico, there lives a peculiar little pinkish-white fish. Only about four inches long, this albino has taste buds on the outside of its lower jaw, sleeps very little, and, most interestingly, has no eyes. Nautilus Members […] -
By the Light of the Moon, the Poles of the Earth
The remarkable ways animals get around.