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How to Tame AI’s Voracious Appetite for Energy

24 May 2026

Better algorithms, hardware and computing methods can lower AI’s power drain The post [How to Tame AI’s Voracious Appetite for

How to Tame AI’s Voracious Appetite for Energy

24 May 2026

They Call It Stupid Hot For a Reason

23 May 2026

How heat muddles animal brains The post [They Call It Stupid Hot For a Reason](https://nautil.us/they-call-it-stupid-hot-for-a-reason-1281187/) appeared first on [Nautilus](https://nautil.us).

They Call It Stupid Hot For a Reason

23 May 2026

Gaze into the Stunning Crystal Ball Nebula

22 May 2026

And see a vision of the past The post [Gaze into the Stunning Crystal Ball Nebula](https://nautil.us/gaze-into-the-stunning-crystal-ball-nebula-1281222/) appeared first on

Gaze into the Stunning Crystal Ball Nebula

22 May 2026

Finally a Commencement Speech That Gets AI Right

22 May 2026

Leave it to The Woz to hit the right note with freshly minted graduates The post [Finally a Commencement Speech That Gets AI

Finally a Commencement Speech That Gets AI Right

22 May 2026

How Your Brain Decides What Matters

22 May 2026

People with amygdala damage are shedding new light on why we trust or fear others The post [How Your Brain Decides What Matters](https://nautil.us/how-your-brain-decides-what-matters-1281159/)

How Your Brain Decides What Matters

22 May 2026

Using Brain Waves to Translate Thoughts into Pictures

22 May 2026

Young scientists dream up a way to decipher the mind’s eye with EEG and AI The post [Using Brain Waves to Translate Thoughts into

Using Brain Waves to Translate Thoughts into Pictures

22 May 2026

There’s a New T. Rex in Town—and It Swims

22 May 2026

It’s mean, too The post [There’s a New T. Rex in Town—and It Swims](https://nautil.us/theres-a-new-t-rex-in-town-and-it-swims-1281141/) appeared first on [Nautilus](https://nautil.us).

There’s a New T. Rex in Town—and It Swims

22 May 2026

These Tiny Flies Survive, Even Thrive on Snow

22 May 2026

Genomic adaptations power their extreme cold tolerance The post [These Tiny Flies Survive, Even Thrive on Snow](https://nautil.us/these-tiny-flies-survive-even-thrive-on-snow-1281133/) appeared

These Tiny Flies Survive, Even Thrive on Snow

22 May 2026

The Ancient Roots of “Sewer Socialism”

21 May 2026

Urban planning wasn’t so different 4,000 years ago The post [The Ancient Roots of “Sewer Socialism”](https://nautil.us/the-ancient-roots-of-sewer-socialism-1281129/) appeared first on

The Ancient Roots of “Sewer Socialism”

21 May 2026

After Two Centuries of Mystery, This Is How Tobacco Plants Make Nicotine

21 May 2026

Understanding the pathway could lead to better drugs and vaccines The post [After Two Centuries of Mystery, This Is How Tobacco Plants Make

After Two Centuries of Mystery, This Is How Tobacco Plants Make Nicotine

21 May 2026

Are Humanoid Robots the End of Human Work?

21 May 2026

Here’s what the people making the robots think The post [Are Humanoid Robots the End of Human Work?](https://nautil.us/are-humanoid-robots-the-end-of-human-work-1281110/) appeared first on

Are Humanoid Robots the End of Human Work?

21 May 2026

When One Dead Whale Becomes a Decades-Long Buffet

21 May 2026

An ocean floor feast that’s bottomless The post [When One Dead Whale Becomes a Decades-Long Buffet](https://nautil.us/when-one-dead-whale-becomes-a-decades-long-buffet-1281102/) appeared first on

When One Dead Whale Becomes a Decades-Long Buffet

21 May 2026

These Odd Birds Flirt by Clapping in the Middle of the Night

21 May 2026

Who needs love songs when you can snap your wrists together loudly? The post [These Odd Birds Flirt by Clapping in the Middle of the

These Odd Birds Flirt by Clapping in the Middle of the Night

21 May 2026

The Most Precarious Day in the Universe

21 May 2026

On the same day the world descended into war, physicists saw reality itself unraveling The post [The Most Precarious Day in the

The Most Precarious Day in the Universe

21 May 2026

Illustrating the Precarious

20 May 2026

How our cover artist sees these quaking times The post [Illustrating the Precarious](https://nautil.us/illustrating-the-precarious-1281054/) appeared first on [Nautilus](https://nautil.us).

Illustrating the Precarious

20 May 2026

A Look Back at Hubble’s Most Breathtaking Images

20 May 2026

It’s been 36 years since it beamed back the first glimpses of our universe from space The post [A Look Back at Hubble’s Most Breathtaking

A Look Back at Hubble’s Most Breathtaking Images

20 May 2026

Why These Bees May Be Killing the Plants They Feed From

20 May 2026

The dark side of pollinators The post [Why These Bees May Be Killing the Plants They Feed From](https://nautil.us/why-these-bees-may-be-killing-the-plants-they-feed-from-1281014/) appeared first on

Why These Bees May Be Killing the Plants They Feed From

20 May 2026

These World-Record Humpbacks Crossed 9,000 Miles of Open Ocean

20 May 2026

Their migrations may be a “tail” of mating opportunities The post [These World-Record Humpbacks Crossed 9,000 Miles of Open

These World-Record Humpbacks Crossed 9,000 Miles of Open Ocean

20 May 2026

New Species of Deadly Box Jellyfish Discovered

20 May 2026

The fatal marine creature lives near Singapore’s “Island of Death Behind” The post [New Species of Deadly Box Jellyfish

New Species of Deadly Box Jellyfish Discovered

20 May 2026

We Finally Have the Answer for T. Rex’s Tiny Arms

19 May 2026

They have their massive heads to blame The post [We Finally Have the Answer for T. Rex’s Tiny Arms](https://nautil.us/we-finally-have-the-answer-for-t-rexs-tiny-arms-1280997/) appeared first on

We Finally Have the Answer for T. Rex’s Tiny Arms

19 May 2026

Commencement Boos for AI Platitudes

19 May 2026

Is the next generation of college graduates justified in jeering at the coming industrial revolution? The post [Commencement Boos for AI

Commencement Boos for AI Platitudes

19 May 2026

NASA Astronaut Films Spectacular Fireball Over Earth

19 May 2026

The crewman captured the light show while waiting on a supply craft The post [NASA Astronaut Films Spectacular Fireball Over

NASA Astronaut Films Spectacular Fireball Over Earth

19 May 2026

These Three Newly Discovered Mammals Survived the Extinction Event That Wiped Out the Dinosaurs

19 May 2026

And we followed in their tiny footsteps The post [These Three Newly Discovered Mammals Survived the Extinction Event That Wiped Out the

These Three Newly Discovered Mammals Survived the Extinction Event That Wiped Out the Dinosaurs

19 May 2026

How to Predict an Earthquake

19 May 2026

In the trenches with a paleoseismologist The post [How to Predict an Earthquake](https://nautil.us/how-to-predict-an-earthquake-1280891/) appeared first on [Nautilus](https://nautil.us).

The Earthquake Illusion

19 May 2026

Why we think quakes are becoming more frequent The post [The Earthquake Illusion](https://nautil.us/the-earthquake-illusion-1280874/) appeared first on [Nautilus](https://nautil.us).

The Earthquake Illusion

19 May 2026

How to Predict an Earthquake

19 May 2026