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nautil 45h ago 20°

Take a Gander at an Ancient Supernova in the Heart of the Milky Way

The remnants of a star that exploded 1,700 years ago
nautil 22h ago 16°

In the Midst of Tornado Season, a Surprisingly Short History of Predicting Twisters

A United States Army Lieutenant was the first to forecast the deadly storms in the late 1800s. Then he was told to stop.
nautil 27h ago 15°

The Inventor of the Thinking Machine Didn’t Worry. Neither Should You

In this age of AI anxiety, listen to your heart
nautil 46h ago 12°

The Model for Botticelli’s Venus Died at 23

And researchers have a new theory for her untimely demise
nautil 29h ago 10°

Science Is Political—and Spiritual

Author and physicist Chanda Prescod-Weinstein on the crisis in American science
nautil 25h ago

How to Dodge a Mountain Lion

A new look at puma-human encounters in the mountains of California
nautil 47h ago

The Birth-Control Pill May Encourage Binge Eating

But not for all women
nautil 23h ago

Can “Dante’s Inferno” Tell Us Something About Space Rocks?

A conversation with an expert in geomythology about a wild idea