Why Seals Twitch Their Whiskers
And the trade-offs inherent to every twitch The post Why Seals Twitch Their Whiskers (https://nautil.us/why-seals-twitch-their-whiskers-1279420/) appeared first on Nautilus (https://nautil.us).
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The Students Who Believe Practice Makes Perfect Get Pretty Perfect Grades
There’s a reason it’s a popular aphorism The post The Students Who Believe Practice Makes Perfect Get Pretty Perfect Grades
The Big-Game Elephants Neanderthals Hunted for Food
A prehistoric butcher bonanza uncovered on an ancient German lakeshore The post The Big-Game Elephants Neanderthals Hunted for Food
A Very Unscientific History of Scientific Hoaxes
The past, present, and future of academic deception The post A Very Unscientific History of Scientific Hoaxes (https://nautil.us/a-very-unscientific-history-of-scientific-hoaxes-1279405/) appeared
Who Gets to Do Science?
A neuroscientist who spent the last decade tearing down the class, race, and language barriers that keep people like him out of research The post Who Gets to Do Science?
What Sharks Attacked 5 Million Years Ago
It wasn’t a great time to be a beluga-like whale The post What Sharks Attacked 5 Million Years Ago (https://nautil.us/what-sharks-attacked-5-million-years-ago-1279396/) appeared first on Nautilus
Ordinary Lab Gloves May Have Skewed Microplastic Data
That doesn’t mean microplastics aren’t a problem, though The post Ordinary Lab Gloves May Have Skewed Microplastic Data
How Did Evolution Come Up With So Many Squids?
It was a slow burn followed by a big bang The post How Did Evolution Come Up With So Many Squids? (https://nautil.us/how-did-evolution-come-up-with-so-many-squids-1279371/) appeared first on
Why You Should Root for the Apex Predator
They’re indispensable ecosystem engineers The post Why You Should Root for the Apex Predator (https://nautil.us/why-you-should-root-for-the-apex-predator-1279365/) appeared first on Nautilus
These Seals Brave Polar Bear Country to Access an Ocean Buffet
Conservation plans for climate change must consider both fear and food The post These Seals Brave Polar Bear Country to Access an Ocean Buffet
Now We Know What the Insects of the Jurassic Period Sounded Like
Thanks to crickets and relatives playing their “washboards” The post Now We Know What the Insects of the Jurassic Period Sounded Like
The Giant Sloths and Armadillos of Prehistoric Texas
Snorkeling scientists uncover a treasure trove of megafauna fossils in a flooded cave The post The Giant Sloths and Armadillos of Prehistoric Texas
New Ape Fossil Could Shift Our Evolutionary Origins Northward
Ancestor of humans and other great apes turns up in Egypt The post New Ape Fossil Could Shift Our Evolutionary Origins Northward
The Science Behind Being One of a Kind
Nature and nurture colliding The post The Science Behind Being One of a Kind (https://nautil.us/the-science-behind-being-one-of-a-kind-1279329/) appeared first on Nautilus (https://nautil.us).
When Fake Supplements Work
A new twist on the placebo effect The post When Fake Supplements Work (https://nautil.us/when-fake-supplements-work-1279324/) appeared first on Nautilus (https://nautil.us).
Rare Sperm Whale Birth Caught on Video
It’s very much a family affair The post Rare Sperm Whale Birth Caught on Video (https://nautil.us/rare-sperm-whale-birth-caught-on-video-1279317/) appeared first on Nautilus (https://nautil.us).
How Science Fiction Can Save Us
Three scientists share their bold vision for turning stories into testable experiments The post How Science Fiction Can Save Us (https://nautil.us/how-science-fiction-can-save-us-1279301/) appeared
A Light in the Dark: Finding the Good in the Natural World
Is it absurd to think that science can inform our values? The post A Light in the Dark: Finding the Good in the Natural World
You Can Transport Antimatter in a Box Truck?
If you see this truck, don’t tailgate The post You Can Transport Antimatter in a Box Truck? (https://nautil.us/you-can-transport-antimatter-in-a-box-truck-1279273/) appeared first on Nautilus
The Mystery of the Legless Lizards of Taiwan
The secretive reptile has confounded researchers for decades The post The Mystery of the Legless Lizards of Taiwan (https://nautil.us/the-mystery-of-the-legless-lizards-of-taiwan-1279267/) appeared
