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What I’m Watching This Weekend

8 May 2026

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/)

What I’m Watching This Weekend

8 May 2026

New Long-Necked Dinosaur Unearthed in Brazil Has European Roots

8 May 2026

It’s the largest ever sauropod discovered in the area The post [New Long-Necked Dinosaur Unearthed in Brazil Has European

New Long-Necked Dinosaur Unearthed in Brazil Has European Roots

8 May 2026

Hubble Captures Traveling Galaxy in Stunning Detail

8 May 2026

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/)

Hubble Captures Traveling Galaxy in Stunning Detail

8 May 2026

Where Does Novelty Come From?

8 May 2026

A conversation with paleobiologist Douglas Erwin about how novelty becomes true innovation in biological and cultural evolution The post [Where Does Novelty Come

Where Does Novelty Come From?

8 May 2026

How Juno Can Still Beam Back Breathtaking Images of Jupiter

8 May 2026

Its camera was almost damaged beyond repair The post [How Juno Can Still Beam Back Breathtaking Images of

How Juno Can Still Beam Back Breathtaking Images of Jupiter

8 May 2026

A Century of David Attenborough

8 May 2026

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

A Century of David Attenborough

8 May 2026

These Whales Are Screaming in the Strait of Gibraltar

7 May 2026

Critically endangered pilot whales struggle to communicate over the din of boats The post [These Whales Are Screaming in the Strait of

These Whales Are Screaming in the Strait of Gibraltar

7 May 2026

Watch NASA’s Curiosity Rover Unstick Itself From a Rock

7 May 2026

This isn’t the first drill problem that’s plagued the rover The post [Watch NASA’s Curiosity Rover Unstick Itself From a

Watch NASA’s Curiosity Rover Unstick Itself From a Rock

7 May 2026

Most Bird Wings Aren’t Optimized for Flight

7 May 2026

They’re flying on a wing and a prayer The post [Most Bird Wings Aren’t Optimized for Flight](https://nautil.us/most-bird-wings-arent-optimized-for-flight-1280569/) appeared first on

Most Bird Wings Aren’t Optimized for Flight

7 May 2026

Mapping the Illegal Wildlife Trade Using Pangolin DNA

7 May 2026

Genetic material from these improbable creatures helps pinpoint exploitation hot spots The post [Mapping the Illegal Wildlife Trade Using Pangolin

Mapping the Illegal Wildlife Trade Using Pangolin DNA

7 May 2026

How to Build a Trustworthy Robot

7 May 2026

A conversation with a robot researcher about a possible future where robots are like teammates in hospitals, factories, and homes The post [How to Build a Trustworthy

How to Build a Trustworthy Robot

7 May 2026

Does Sexual Attraction Cloud Our Rejection Detection?

7 May 2026

The ability to read signals may be impaired by arousal The post [Does Sexual Attraction Cloud Our Rejection

Does Sexual Attraction Cloud Our Rejection Detection?

7 May 2026

The Mysterious Hantavirus Outbreak That Put the Virus on the Western Map

6 May 2026

More than 30 years ago, in the Four Corners region of the US, an Old-World pathogen was discovered in the New World The post [The Mysterious Hantavirus Outbreak That Put the Virus on the Western

The Mysterious Hantavirus Outbreak That Put the Virus on the Western Map

6 May 2026

Giant Squid Discovered Lurking off the Australian Coast

6 May 2026

The massive sea creature left behind some DNA The post [Giant Squid Discovered Lurking off the Australian Coast](https://nautil.us/giant-squid-discovered-lurking-off-the-australian-coast-1280546/)

Giant Squid Discovered Lurking off the Australian Coast

6 May 2026

These Beetles Might Be Flying Ubers for Worms

6 May 2026

Trigger warning for anyone squicked out by wriggling masses of things The post [These Beetles Might Be Flying Ubers for

These Beetles Might Be Flying Ubers for Worms

6 May 2026

What Your Dream Life Says About You

6 May 2026

A conversation with a dream researcher about how dream content and recall may reflect personality and thinking style The post [What Your Dream Life Says About

What Your Dream Life Says About You

6 May 2026

How Potatoes Shaped the Genes of the First People to Grow Them

6 May 2026

Who’s domesticating who? The post [How Potatoes Shaped the Genes of the First People to Grow Them](https://nautil.us/how-potatoes-shaped-the-genes-of-the-first-people-to-grow-them-1280533/)

How Potatoes Shaped the Genes of the First People to Grow Them

6 May 2026

The Best of NASA’s Newly Released Photos From the Artemis II Mission

5 May 2026

These are the highest-resolution images of the moon ever captured by human beings The post [The Best of NASA’s Newly Released Photos From the Artemis II

The Best of NASA’s Newly Released Photos From the Artemis II Mission

5 May 2026

AI Music vs. My Parents

5 May 2026

My folks were taken in by the latest algorithmic “artist,” and it scares me The post [AI Music vs. My Parents](https://nautil.us/ai-music-vs-my-parents-1280527/) appeared first on

AI Music vs. My Parents

5 May 2026

10 Books We’re Excited About This May

5 May 2026

Quantum physics, AI pals, and seagull attacks The post [10 Books We’re Excited About This May](https://nautil.us/10-books-were-excited-about-this-may-1280482/) appeared first on

10 Books We’re Excited About This May

5 May 2026

Fruit Flies: Masters of Hypergravity

5 May 2026

These insects not only survived gravity four times stronger than Earth’s, they thrived The post [Fruit Flies: Masters of

Fruit Flies: Masters of Hypergravity

5 May 2026

What Happens in the Brain When “Psychedelic Virgins” Trip for the First Time

5 May 2026

Cue the Grateful Dead The post [What Happens in the Brain When “Psychedelic Virgins” Trip for the First

What Happens in the Brain When “Psychedelic Virgins” Trip for the First Time

5 May 2026

Our Human Ancestors Dined on Takeout

4 May 2026

Why early hominins opted for the to-go option The post [Our Human Ancestors Dined on Takeout](https://nautil.us/our-human-ancestors-dined-on-takeout-1280426/) appeared first on

There’s A Dwarf Galaxy Hidden Inside the Milky Way

4 May 2026

Meet Loki The post [There’s A Dwarf Galaxy Hidden Inside the Milky Way](https://nautil.us/theres-a-dwarf-galaxy-hidden-inside-the-milky-way-1280421/) appeared first on

What Hurt This Jurassic Sea Monster?

1 May 2026

The ichthyosaurs had some tremendous survival skills The post [What Hurt This Jurassic Sea Monster?](https://nautil.us/what-hurt-this-jurassic-sea-monster-1280406/) appeared first on

Farewell to a Giant of Botany

1 May 2026

Peter Raven, the transformative conservationist and father of “coevolution,” passed away this week The post [Farewell to a Giant of

Uncovering Hidden Martian Glaciers With Drones

1 May 2026

We know they’re there, we just don’t know how deep they are The post [Uncovering Hidden Martian Glaciers With Drones](https://nautil.us/uncovering-hidden-martian-glaciers-with-drones-1280400/)

How Does Your Brain Know a Cat Is a Cat?

1 May 2026

A conversation with renowned neuroscientists Lisa Feldman Barrett and Earl Miller about categories, “folk psychology,” beginner’s mind, and thinking fast and slow The post [How Does Your Brain