Science
is a journey into the unseen, the hidden, the unknown. It’s a journey into the
human brain to uncover the neural connections that guide our behavior in the
dark, outside the light of conscious awareness. Seismic forces, slowly shifting
tectonic plates, the earth remaking itself, are happening beneath our feet, and
we above want to know how. So many of the answers are out of sight, but in
this issue of Nautilus, we’re going into the
underworlds to find them.

Thought-provoking science stories.
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Thought-provoking science stories.
No-brainer intro price.
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Celebrating the Relationship Between Science and Illustration
A conversation with Society of Illustrators executive director Arabelle Liepold -
The Extraordinary, Imperiled Science at the End of the Earth
Firing experts in Antarctica couldn’t come at a worse time -
Breaking a Cycle of Apocalypse
John Larison’s new novel The Ancients suggests some societies are built for cataclysm -
An Earthy Fallen Star
The strange mushroom that puffs life into forests around the world. -
Inside an Exploded Star
Cassiopeia A gets a close-up.