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The Things That Fuel Our Dreams

“What dreams may come” depends on your personality The post The Things That Fuel Our Dreams (https://nautil.us/the-things-that-fuel-our-dreams-1280263/) appeared first on Nautilus

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Trump’s War on Science Continues

As sacked National Science Board members and lawmakers speak out, US research preeminence further dims on the international stage The post Trump’s War on Science Continues

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Why Cooperation Falls Apart Over Time

It’s a question of motivation The post Why Cooperation Falls Apart Over Time (https://nautil.us/why-cooperation-falls-apart-over-time-1280255/) appeared first on Nautilus (https://nautil.us).

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The Science of Spooky Sounds

A conversation with a “pseudoscience” researcher about how infrasound could be linked to ghosts The post The Science of Spooky Sounds (https://nautil.us/the-science-of-spooky-sounds-1280228/)

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Why Volcanoes Sometimes Shoot Out Lightning

Tiny grains produce big charges The post Why Volcanoes Sometimes Shoot Out Lightning (https://nautil.us/why-volcanoes-sometimes-shoot-out-lightning-1280235/) appeared first on Nautilus

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These Bees Change Color with the Weather

But the biological significance of their shifts is a mystery The post These Bees Change Color with the Weather (https://nautil.us/these-bees-change-color-with-the-weather-1280222/) appeared first on

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When “Extinct” Volcanoes Reawaken

They’re filled with a lot more fury than their millennia-long slumber would suggest The post When “Extinct” Volcanoes Reawaken (https://nautil.us/when-extinct-volcanoes-reawaken-1280213/)

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What Mummies Read Before a Long Nap

Archaeologists have recovered a scrap of the Iliad in the belly of an interred Egyptian The post What Mummies Read Before a Long Nap (https://nautil.us/what-mummies-read-before-a-long-nap-1280190/)

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Could Neanderthals Speak Like Us?

They had the right genes for it The post Could Neanderthals Speak Like Us? (https://nautil.us/could-neanderthals-speak-like-us-1280207/) appeared first on Nautilus (https://nautil.us).

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Plants Can Hear the Sound of Falling Rain

It helps their seeds sprout The post Plants Can Hear the Sound of Falling Rain (https://nautil.us/plants-can-hear-the-sound-of-falling-rain-1280186/) appeared first on Nautilus (https://nautil.us).

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(Almost) A Eulogy for Voyager

The robotic space probe is 15 billion miles away and is nearing the end of its life in the distant cosmos The post (Almost) A Eulogy for Voyager

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The Ancient Roots of the Crab Walk

It wasn’t a lateral evolutionary move The post The Ancient Roots of the Crab Walk (https://nautil.us/the-ancient-roots-of-the-crab-walk-1280144/) appeared first on Nautilus (https://nautil.us).

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