Arts

231 articles

A Revolution in Time
- By Jonathon Keats
- April 11, 2024
Why clocks need to follow the tempo of nature.
Does Science Fiction Shape the Future?
- By Namir Khaliq
- April 5, 2024
Conversations with visionary science fiction authors on the social impact of their work.
When Bacteria Are Beautiful
- By Kristen French
- March 28, 2024
Making art out of an invisible world that shapes human health and disease.
How Different Instruments Shape the Music We Love
- By Elena Renken
- March 22, 2024
The timbre of a violin or a sitar can affect how dissonant music sounds to us.
Scientists and Artists as Storytelling Teams
- By The Nautilus Marketing Team
- March 20, 2024
A conversation with artist and naturalist Zoe Keller.
The Dissent Hidden in an Iconic Scientific Image
- By Gowan Dawson
- March 7, 2024
Gowan Dawson on his 3 greatest revelations while writing his book Monkey to Man.
Why Artists Should View The World Through The Eyes Of A Tourist
- By The Nautilus Marketing Team
- February 26, 2024
A conversation with artist Jorge Colombo.
The Call to Adventure and the Pit of Despair
- By The Nautilus Marketing Team
- February 15, 2024
A conversation with Issue 53 cover artist John Hendrix.
A Glitch in My Serenade
- By Grigori Guitchounts
- February 14, 2024
Could AI help me compose a musical expression of love?
Building a Bridge Between Data and Art
- By The Nautilus Marketing Team
- February 12, 2024
A conversation with Issue 52 cover artist Mark Belan.

We Were Born to Groove

Babies dig the beat, a new study shows, offering a cool insight into the origin of music.
- By Henkjan Honing
- December 26, 2023
We’re Biased Against AI-Made Art

And that could be a good thing.
- By Deena Mousa
- December 22, 2023
Portrait of a Fractured Arctic

What the melting permafrost looks and sounds like to a scientist.
- By Katherine Harmon Courage
- November 30, 2023
Fishing Gear on the Fashion Runway

Ghost nets that ensnarl and kill ocean wildlife get an artistic makeover.
- By Elena Kazamia
- November 28, 2023
What Should We Do With an Old Sea Shanty?

Grappling with the complicated legacy of an unexpectedly popular musical genre.
- By Katy Kelleher
- November 20, 2023
Our National Parks in the Quiet of the Pandemic

While everybody else seemed to be making sourdough bread, 70-year-old photographer Andy Katz hit the road to capture “America’s greatest idea” in a new light.
- By Kristen French
- November 15, 2023

When Fire Feeds Fire
- By Kristen French
- November 7, 2023
This winning image of a match catching fire brings to mind the wildfires engulfing our increasingly flammable world.
Think You Know What Somebody Is Thinking?
- By John Horgan
- October 26, 2023
“Theory of Mind,” meet Henry James.
The Creeping Techno-Horror of “The MANIAC”
- By Nick Hilden
- October 4, 2023
Benjamín Labatut’s latest novel excavates science history to hint at the madness of AI advancement at any cost.
The “Tortured Artist” Inside All Of Us
- By The Nautilus Marketing Team
- September 22, 2023
A conversation with issue 51 cover artist Jennifer Bruce.
What Will Justice for Climate Change Culprits Look Like?
- By Claudia Geib
- September 19, 2023
A new novel grapples with vengeance toward global warming’s worst offenders.

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