Fanged Frog of Borneo Shows Speciation is Messy
The debate between lumpers and splitters rages on The post Fanged Frog of Borneo Shows Speciation is Messy (https://nautil.us/fanged-frog-of-borneo-shows-speciation-is-messy-1278536/) appeared first
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The Dainty Dinosaur That’s Rewriting Evolutionary History
New alvarezsaur fossil offers a Cretaceous missing link The post The Dainty Dinosaur That’s Rewriting Evolutionary History
These Bacteria Beat Cancer By Eating Cancer
They’re being engineered to devour tumors from the inside out The post These Bacteria Beat Cancer By Eating Cancer (https://nautil.us/these-bacteria-beat-cancer-by-eating-cancer-1278541/) appeared
How Three Students Designed an Atomic Bomb
A top-secret 1960s project tasked physics postdocs with building The Bomb The post How Three Students Designed an Atomic Bomb (https://nautil.us/how-three-students-designed-an-atomic-bomb-1278576/)
Koalas Recover Genetic Diversity as Populations Expand
Their rebound shows resilience after a severe genetic bottleneck The post Koalas Recover Genetic Diversity as Populations Expand
Watch How Planet-Hopping Microbes Can Survive Asteroid Strikes
This polyextremophile bacterium could survive an interplanetary trip The post Watch How Planet-Hopping Microbes Can Survive Asteroid Strikes
Paleontologists Solve the Mystery of a Twisted Jawbone With Sideways Teeth
The Tanyka was a little like a platypus The post Paleontologists Solve the Mystery of a Twisted Jawbone With Sideways Teeth
World’s Largest Acid Geyser Erupts, Right in Our Backyard
Yellowstone National Park is home to the world’s most impressive geysers The post World’s Largest Acid Geyser Erupts, Right in Our Backyard
Watch How Water Bears Can Survive in Martian Dirt
There’s a way for the tiny resilient creatures to thrive even on the red planet The post Watch How Water Bears Can Survive in Martian Dirt
When Scientists Are Dinosaurs
At the paleontology conference, her new theory was shouted down The post When Scientists Are Dinosaurs (https://nautil.us/when-scientists-are-dinosaurs-1271578/) appeared first on Nautilus
The Urge to Snack Is Built Into Our Brains
“It’s a recipe for overeating” The post The Urge to Snack Is Built Into Our Brains (https://nautil.us/the-urge-to-snack-is-built-into-our-brains-1271651/) appeared first on Nautilus
Laughing Off Your Mistakes Makes You Seem More Competent
“People often overestimate how harshly others judge their minor social mistakes” The post Laughing Off Your Mistakes Makes You Seem More Competent
New Jellyfish Species Gets Its Michelin Star Moment
The newly described species went mislabeled for years The post New Jellyfish Species Gets Its Michelin Star Moment (https://nautil.us/new-jellyfish-species-gets-its-michelin-star-moment-1271617/)
How Human Is Human?
The robot pioneer who gets under our skin The post How Human Is Human? (https://nautil.us/how-human-is-human-1270990/) appeared first on Nautilus (https://nautil.us).
The Surprising Reason Female Caribou Grow Antlers
Shed antlers offer a valuable mineral supplement for moms The post The Surprising Reason Female Caribou Grow Antlers (https://nautil.us/the-surprising-reason-female-caribou-grow-antlers-1271552/)
60,000-Year-Old Ostrich Eggshells Depict Ancient Human Thoughts
Homo sapiens were grooving on geometry in the Stone Age The post 60,000-Year-Old Ostrich Eggshells Depict Ancient Human Thoughts
Doing Science and Philosophy On Drugs
Justin Smith-Ruiu takes a philosophical and first-person look at psychedelics The post Doing Science and Philosophy On Drugs (https://nautil.us/doing-science-and-philosophy-on-drugs-1271005/)
Astronomers Capture Largest Image of Milky Way Ever
“It’s a place of extremes, invisible to our eyes, but now revealed in extraordinary detail” The post Astronomers Capture Largest Image of Milky Way Ever
Early Exposure to Junk Food Has Brain-Altering Effects
That first hit of burger and fries can leave quite the impression The post Early Exposure to Junk Food Has Brain-Altering Effects
Bedbugs Fear Water
Because their ancestors evolved in dry places The post Bedbugs Fear Water (https://nautil.us/bedbugs-fear-water-1270972/) appeared first on Nautilus (https://nautil.us).