Can Zapping Our Brains Make Us Less Selfish?
New research shows transcranial stimulation can boost altruistic behavior The post Can Zapping Our Brains Make Us Less Selfish?
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Space Age Technology Reveals Secrets of Bronze Age Sword
Scientists in Berlin performed a battery of tests on a 3,400-year-old weapon The post Space Age Technology Reveals Secrets of Bronze Age Sword
The Long, Dirty History of Our Capitol’s Waters
The recent Potomac River disaster follows centuries of pollution—but things are looking up The post The Long, Dirty History of Our Capitol’s Waters
Newly Discovered Prehistoric Crocodilian Had Legs That Went All the Way Up
This stilt-legged reptile stalked the grasslands of Triassic Britain The post Newly Discovered Prehistoric Crocodilian Had Legs That Went All the Way Up
The Retiree Who Inspired the Wright Brothers to Take Flight
Octave Chanute’s engineering prowess laid the foundation for powered planes The post The Retiree Who Inspired the Wright Brothers to Take Flight
A Rare Great White “Ghost” Caught in the Mediterranean
It’s good news for a vulnerable species on the decline The post A Rare Great White “Ghost” Caught in the Mediterranean
Did Astronomers Finally Witness a Black Hole Eat a White Dwarf for the First Time?
Analysis of a violent, unprecedented cosmic outburst The post Did Astronomers Finally Witness a Black Hole Eat a White Dwarf for the First Time?
The Mountain Man Who Measured the Sky’s Brilliance
Pioneering alpinist and scientist Horace Bénédict de Saussure brought us a curious relic to capture the blues above us The post The Mountain Man Who Measured the Sky’s Brilliance
The 3-D Secrets of the “Gravity Hole” Under Antarctica
“How does our climate connect to what’s going on inside our planet?” The post The 3-D Secrets of the “Gravity Hole” Under Antarctica
The World Is Becoming Too Loud for Birds
Some sound baffling could give birds the reprieve they need from our noise pollution The post The World Is Becoming Too Loud for Birds
Chins: The Evolutionary Accident Unique to Homo Sapiens
New research reveals the evolutionary accident that is the human chin The post Chins: The Evolutionary Accident Unique to Homo Sapiens
Does Belief in God, not Political Party, Drive Conservatism?
Religious “nones” may be less socially liberal than they used to be The post Does Belief in God, not Political Party, Drive Conservatism?
Scientists Create Map of Deadly Scorpion Hotspots
“The findings could save lives” The post Scientists Create Map of Deadly Scorpion Hotspots (https://nautil.us/scientists-create-map-of-deadly-scorpion-hotspots-1268250/) appeared first on
Giant Pythons Once Roamed Prehistoric Taiwan
The discovery of a vertebra is another piece of the puzzle of missing apex predators The post Giant Pythons Once Roamed Prehistoric Taiwan
Here’s What the Whiskers on an Elephant’s Trunk Do
It’s an elephant’s way of getting a feel for their surroundings The post Here’s What the Whiskers on an Elephant’s Trunk Do
This Forest Rodent Serves as a Reservoir for the Deadly Mpox Virus
Maybe we should call mpox “squirrelpox” The post This Forest Rodent Serves as a Reservoir for the Deadly Mpox Virus
Pulsar Found Near the Center of the Milky Way Could Test Einstein’s Theories
A cosmic timekeeper near a supermassive black hole has astrophysicists salivating The post Pulsar Found Near the Center of the Milky Way Could Test Einstein’s Theories
Dogs Can Have Dementia, Too
Like their owners, many of them face diminished mental capacity in their old age The post Dogs Can Have Dementia, Too (https://nautil.us/dogs-can-have-dementia-too-1267684/) appeared first on
“ChatGPT Gave Out My Office Address. Then Someone Showed Up.”
AI consciousness expert Susan Schneider on being stalked by chatbot users, the Moltbook meltdown, and why agentic AI isn’t ready for prime time The post “ChatGPT Gave Out My Office Address. Then
The Cosmic Collision That Formed Saturn’s Rings
Computer simulations offer new insights into the oddities of the ringed planet’s moons The post The Cosmic Collision That Formed Saturn’s Rings