Why Do Regular Cannabis Users Tend to Weigh Less?
New research in mice is shedding light on this paradox The post Why Do Regular Cannabis Users Tend to Weigh Less? (https://nautil.us/why-do-regular-cannabis-users-tend-to-weigh-less-1280702/)
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How Trump’s Science Cuts Threaten National Security
Weak science leads to bad forecasting and poor decision making The post How Trump’s Science Cuts Threaten National Security
Thousands of Scientists Sign Letter to Combat Science Board’s Firing
The signatories, including more than 35 Nobel laureates, decry the “alarming attack on the ability of the US to engage in basic and applied research” The post Thousands of Scientists Sign Letter
A Powerful New Tool to Find Alien Life
Life leaves a pattern, not just a trace The post A Powerful New Tool to Find Alien Life (https://nautil.us/a-powerful-new-tool-to-find-alien-life-1280683/) appeared first on Nautilus
New Fathers Are Dying, and We Don’t Know Why
A conversation with a pediatrician about the first study to track paternal mortality The post New Fathers Are Dying, and We Don’t Know Why
Stare Into the Heart of an Ancient Iceberg
The beauty of the blue ice belies a fragility exposed by human activity The post Stare Into the Heart of an Ancient Iceberg (https://nautil.us/stare-into-the-heart-of-an-ancient-iceberg-1280669/)
The Tonga Volcano Cleaned Up After Itself
The blast scrubbed some of its own methane emissions from the atmosphere The post The Tonga Volcano Cleaned Up After Itself (https://nautil.us/the-tonga-volcano-cleaned-up-after-itself-1280657/)
These Small Ants Act Like Cleaner Fish
It’s the first documented case of the behavior in ants The post These Small Ants Act Like Cleaner Fish (https://nautil.us/these-small-ants-act-like-cleaner-fish-1280653/) appeared first on
Is This Why Science Advances One Funeral at a Time?
As researchers age, they produce less disruptive work The post Is This Why Science Advances One Funeral at a Time? (https://nautil.us/is-this-why-science-advances-one-funeral-at-a-time-1280650/)
The Healing Powers of an Accidentally Caught Jellyfish
How jellyfish in bycatch yield collagen for skin care, drug capsules, and nutritional supplements The post The Healing Powers of an Accidentally Caught Jellyfish
Doting Duck-Billed Dinosaur Parents Fed Their Young Like Birds
Their teeth tell the tale The post Doting Duck-Billed Dinosaur Parents Fed Their Young Like Birds (https://nautil.us/doting-duck-billed-dinosaur-parents-fed-their-young-like-birds-1280644/)
“Iceland Is Going to Erupt Again Very Soon”
Deep beneath the volcanic island, scientists are trying to predict the next big one The post “Iceland Is Going to Erupt Again Very Soon”
What I’m Watching This Weekend
Considering connecting with cephalopods and plants might be just the thing for an exhausted mind The post What I’m Watching This Weekend (https://nautil.us/what-im-watching-this-weekend-1280621/)
New Long-Necked Dinosaur Unearthed in Brazil Has European Roots
It’s the largest ever sauropod discovered in the area The post New Long-Necked Dinosaur Unearthed in Brazil Has European Roots
Hubble Captures Traveling Galaxy in Stunning Detail
And it’s in a group that includes our own Milky Way The post Hubble Captures Traveling Galaxy in Stunning Detail (https://nautil.us/hubble-captures-traveling-galaxy-in-stunning-detail-1280614/)
Where Does Novelty Come From?
A conversation with paleobiologist Douglas Erwin about how novelty becomes true innovation in biological and cultural evolution The post Where Does Novelty Come From?
How Juno Can Still Beam Back Breathtaking Images of Jupiter
Its camera was almost damaged beyond repair The post How Juno Can Still Beam Back Breathtaking Images of Jupiter
A Century of David Attenborough
The unmistakable narrator of nature documentaries turns 100 today The post A Century of David Attenborough (https://nautil.us/a-century-of-david-attenborough-1280583/) appeared first on Nautilus
These Whales Are Screaming in the Strait of Gibraltar
Critically endangered pilot whales struggle to communicate over the din of boats The post These Whales Are Screaming in the Strait of Gibraltar
Watch NASA’s Curiosity Rover Unstick Itself From a Rock
This isn’t the first drill problem that’s plagued the rover The post Watch NASA’s Curiosity Rover Unstick Itself From a Rock
