Nautilus
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The Lessons of a Ghost Planet
Vulcan shows us science beyond the scientific method.
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Selfishness Is Learned
We tend to be cooperative—unless we think too much.
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The Surprising Importance of Stratospheric Life
The science of bacteria in the atmosphere is getting its moment in the sun.
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The Father of Modern Metal
The creation of stainless steel took equal parts metallurgy and perseverance.
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To Understand Your Past, Look to Your Future
An alternative to the Newtonian worldview promises to help explain quantum weirdness.
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Physics Makes Aging Inevitable, Not Biology
Nanoscale thermal physics guarantees our decline, no matter how many diseases we cure.
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Learning Chess at 40
What I learned trying to keep up with my 4-year-old daughter at the royal game.
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Why Physics Is Not a Discipline
Physics is not just what happens in the Department of Physics.
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Dolphins Are Helping Us Hunt for Aliens
According to linguists, generally most, if not all, natural human languages enable individuals to refer to abstract concepts or things not present in the immediate environment, to create new words, […]