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These Slimy Fish May Have Helped Us Hone Our Sense of Smell
Sophisticated scent seems to have evolved earlier than previously thought The post These Slimy Fish May Have Helped Us Hone Our Sense of Smell appeared first on Nautilus.
Call Your Grandparents This Holiday Season—for Their Health
Everyday conversations across generations may boost older adults’ sense of purpose The post Call Your Grandparents This Holiday Season—for Their Health appeared first on Nautilus.
One of World’s Rarest Cats Has Finally Resurfaced
Behold the first sightings of a flat-headed cat in Thailand in 30 Years The post One of World’s Rarest Cats Has Finally Resurfaced appeared first on Nautilus.
Tasting Tomorrow
Can we eat local on a warming planet? The post Tasting Tomorrow appeared first on Nautilus.
The Problem With Vaccination Shortfalls in Livestock
Global rates are too low to prevent disease spread The post The Problem With Vaccination Shortfalls in Livestock appeared first on Nautilus.
What a Mosquito’s Lunch Tells Us About the Ecosystem
A clever trick borrowed from Jurassic Park The post What a Mosquito’s Lunch Tells Us About the Ecosystem appeared first on Nautilus.
The Most Beautiful Science of the Year
Insights from Nautilus in 2025 The post The Most Beautiful Science of the Year appeared first on Nautilus.
This Big Space Sandwich Broke a Record
A particularly massive and chaotic baby planetary system captured in exquisite detail The post This Big Space Sandwich Broke a Record appeared first on Nautilus.
Saturn’s Rings Are Thicker Than We Thought
New research points to a wide band of particles, invisible to telescopes The post Saturn’s Rings Are Thicker Than We Thought appeared first on Nautilus.
Americans Don’t Seem to Enjoy Negotiating
Even when they have to pay more to avoid it The post Americans Don’t Seem to Enjoy Negotiating appeared first on Nautilus.
How All Those Forever Chemicals End Up on Your Plate
Apex predators and people may get the highest doses The post How All Those Forever Chemicals End Up on Your Plate appeared first on Nautilus.
The Stream Animals Thriving After a Megafire
Oregon fish and amphibians are surprisingly resilient The post The Stream Animals Thriving After a Megafire appeared first on Nautilus.
How to Taste More Intensely
A tasting boot camp appeared to boost people’s taste buds The post How to Taste More Intensely appeared first on Nautilus.
Eat Like a Neanderthal
Science-inspired recipes to help you dine like our evolutionary cousins The post Eat Like a Neanderthal appeared first on Nautilus.
The Taste of Prehistory
Three recipes our Neanderthal cousins might have enjoyed The post The Taste of Prehistory appeared first on Nautilus.
How to Tell if Someone’s Really Listening
The eyes adjust to help us focus as we chat The post How to Tell if Someone’s Really Listening appeared first on Nautilus.
Did Humans or Climate Push the Neanderthals Over the Edge?
A new model of what went down in one of the Neanderthals’ last holdouts The post Did Humans or Climate Push the Neanderthals Over the Edge? appeared first on Nautilus.
Is the Mistletoe That inspires Holiday Smooching A Menace to Trees?
Study shows that parasitic mistletoe doesn’t hurt host trees in Oregon The post Is the Mistletoe That inspires Holiday Smooching A Menace to Trees? appeared first on Nautilus.
What Does Evolutionary Age Have to Do with a Species’ Extinction?
Younger species of sharks and rays were more likely to die out The post What Does Evolutionary Age Have to Do with a Species’ Extinction? appeared first on Nautilus.
Why Does My Lettuce Go Bad so Fast?
What happens when nature has a leaky raincoat The post Why Does My Lettuce Go Bad so Fast? appeared first on Nautilus.
Did a Rogue Planet Bring Order to Our Solar System?
New models suggest a celestial bypasser left us with the current orbital lineup The post Did a Rogue Planet Bring Order to Our Solar System? appeared first on Nautilus.
This Meal Might Bring You to Tears
Experimental psychologist Charles Spence on how our senses shape how we eat The post This Meal Might Bring You to Tears appeared first on Nautilus.
Which Country Is Most Narcissistic?
It’s not the United States The post Which Country Is Most Narcissistic? appeared first on Nautilus.
These “Living Rocks” Are Living It Up
Unassuming ancient microbe communities are surprisingly skilled at storing away lots of carbon The post These “Living Rocks” Are Living It Up appeared first on Nautilus.
Monster Stars Roamed the Cosmos at the Dawn of Time
“A bit like dinosaurs on Earth—they were enormous and primitive” The post Monster Stars Roamed the Cosmos at the Dawn of Time appeared first on Nautilus.
The Nautilus Winter Reading List 2025
Ten books we loved to start your new year off right. The post The Nautilus Winter Reading List 2025 appeared first on Nautilus.
Does Your Personality Put You At a Higher Risk of Dying?
Taking stock of your foibles could extend your life The post Does Your Personality Put You At a Higher Risk of Dying? appeared first on Nautilus.
These Fatal Gauntlets Kill Thousands of Endangered Seabirds Every Year
Study maps the deadly areas where birds cross paths with fishing vessels The post These Fatal Gauntlets Kill Thousands of Endangered Seabirds Every Year appeared first on Nautilus.
These Baby Stars Have Mysterious Companions
The Gaia telescope peeked through gas and dust to pick out the possible beginnings of new planets around infant stars The post These Baby Stars Have Mysterious Companions appeared first on Nautilus.
Why Is Spain Spinning?
It isn’t because the Iberian Peninsula is dizzy The post Why Is Spain Spinning? appeared first on Nautilus.
What Makes Someone Good at Reading the Room?
Those who have this special skill may be better at weighing ambiguous cues The post What Makes Someone Good at Reading the Room? appeared first on Nautilus.
Tiny Hints of Soldier Stomach Troubles in Roman Britain
Sediment from a Roman military settlement revealed traces of parasites that trigger gastrointestinal distress, despite efforts to keep the ancient encampment clean The post Tiny Hints of Soldier Stoma
When We Were Lunch
How being food for other animals has made us into the humans we are today The post When We Were Lunch appeared first on Nautilus.
The Dark Matter of Food
Exposing the chemicals that affect our health and behavior The post The Dark Matter of Food appeared first on Nautilus.
Eat Your Molecules
Food, food, food. Eat salmon, just not farmed. Wine is good for you. No, it’s not. Fasting boosts your immune system. Check that, it gives you migraines. Cottage cheese is the best protein. What do yo
Science Says … Laughter Is Contagious
Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha The post Science Says … Laughter Is Contagious appeared first on Nautilus.
Cosmic Collision Caught on Camera
Astronomers witnessed the aftermath of not one but two collisions in space The post Cosmic Collision Caught on Camera appeared first on Nautilus.
Parachute Science Continues to Prevail in Global South Biodiversity Studies
The privilege of describing new species is skewed to Global Northerners The post Parachute Science Continues to Prevail in Global South Biodiversity Studies appeared first on Nautilus.
How Animals Navigate Darkness
Mouse brains perform a clever mechanism to count their steps and keep them on track The post How Animals Navigate Darkness appeared first on Nautilus.
The Feathery Dinosaurs That Couldn’t Fly
Close inspection of “exceptionally preserved” fossils suggests that some dinosaurs shed their ability to take off The post The Feathery Dinosaurs That Couldn’t Fly appeared first on Nautilus.
The Silver Lining in Disappointment
It triggers a reaction in the brains of mice that helps them change their behavior The post The Silver Lining in Disappointment appeared first on Nautilus.
We Overestimate the Prevalence of Online Trolls
This misconception can prompt us to feel pessimistic about our peers—and the world The post We Overestimate the Prevalence of Online Trolls appeared first on Nautilus.
These Butterflies Change Visual Systems with Seasons
There’s more than what meets the eye in a color-swapping insect The post These Butterflies Change Visual Systems with Seasons appeared first on Nautilus.
Titan May Not Host a Massive Ocean After All
But the moon’s slushy interior could still harbor pockets of life-sustaining water The post Titan May Not Host a Massive Ocean After All appeared first on Nautilus.
The 3 Ways We Read Between the Lines
How humans infer meaning from spoken language is more complex than we thought The post The 3 Ways We Read Between the Lines appeared first on Nautilus.
Ancient Bee Nests Hiding in Regurgitated, Fossilized Bones
A cave in the Dominican Republic has revealed the first recorded instance of bee larvae tucked into fossils The post Ancient Bee Nests Hiding in Regurgitated, Fossilized Bones appeared first on Nautil
How Earth’s Atmosphere Reached the Moon
And what this might mean for colonizing other worlds The post How Earth’s Atmosphere Reached the Moon appeared first on Nautilus.
An Ancient Fingerprint Among Clues to a 2,000-year-old Invasion of Denmark
Previously unexamined, “remarkable” evidence could help scientists track down the unsuccessful attackers whose boat was thrown in a bog The post An Ancient Fingerprint Among Clues to a 2,000-year-old
Is Earth’s Core Like an Onion?
Chemical layering deep inside may explain weird seismic wave behavior The post Is Earth’s Core Like an Onion? appeared first on Nautilus.
Can True Love Help to Heal a Diseased Heart?
How robust intimate relationships affect cardiac patients The post Can True Love Help to Heal a Diseased Heart? appeared first on Nautilus.
The Psychedelic Scientist
High on ayahuasca, Bruce Damer saw how life on Earth began. He may very well be right. The post The Psychedelic Scientist appeared first on Nautilus.
The Fishy Inspiration Behind a Bold, Tandem Space Mission
Remarkable remoras get their time in the orbital spotlight The post The Fishy Inspiration Behind a Bold, Tandem Space Mission appeared first on Nautilus.
Ancient Math Hidden in Oldest Known Floral Pottery
Bowls from the Halafian culture of Mesopotamia suggest people used art to enumerate their rapidly changing world The post Ancient Math Hidden in Oldest Known Floral Pottery appeared first on Nautilus.
The Emerging Science of Being Hangry
Your ability to tune into your body’s internal signals shapes hunger-driven mood swings The post The Emerging Science of Being Hangry appeared first on Nautilus.
Astronomers Observe Spacetime Whirlpool for the First Time
This theoretical phenomenon was discovered after being predicted by Einstein more than a century ago The post Astronomers Observe Spacetime Whirlpool for the First Time appeared first on Nautilus.
How Christianity Redrew Ancient Nubian Tattoos
Markings on remains unearthed from modern-day Sudan suggest that the religion’s rise influenced the design and application of body ink The post How Christianity Redrew Ancient Nubian Tattoos appeared
Italian Bears Softened by Centuries of Human Proximity
In a hotbed of culture, the animals evolved to be less aggressive The post Italian Bears Softened by Centuries of Human Proximity appeared first on Nautilus.
Watch a Moth Drink Moose Tears
Researchers recorded the nocturnal insects sipping from the massive mammal’s ducts for the first time The post Watch a Moth Drink Moose Tears appeared first on Nautilus.
A Warming Arctic May Be Changing Polar Bears’ DNA
Polar bears in a warmer region of Greenland have shown some surprising genetic changes that may help them adapt The post A Warming Arctic May Be Changing Polar Bears’ DNA appeared first on Nautilus.
You’re Probably Not Addicted to Social Media
Most of us overestimate how hooked we are The post You’re Probably Not Addicted to Social Media appeared first on Nautilus.
Fearsome Marine Predators Prowled Ancient Rivers, Too
Mosasaur teeth discovered in North Dakota tell a surprising story The post Fearsome Marine Predators Prowled Ancient Rivers, Too appeared first on Nautilus.
This Hole Punch-Sized Patch Could Help Save Frogs
A new, non-invasive method to track amphibian hormones may reveal how the creatures weather rising threats in the wild The post This Hole Punch-Sized Patch Could Help Save Frogs appeared first on Naut