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The Nautilus Reading List About the Cosmos

Our writers have read a universe of books on space and astronomy. Here are their favorites.

October 15, 2025

How a Rare Disease Could Yield a Pandemic Drug

This autoimmune disorder protects those who have it from viruses of all kinds

October 15, 2025

How the Statues of Easter Island Walked Into Place

The iconic heads hewn from volcanic rock may have been wobbled into place by the Rapa Nui people who created them

October 14, 2025

Could the Sun’s Orbit Shape Evolution?

The connection between our massive star and the tiniest microplankton

October 14, 2025

Lifetime of Friendships Slows Aging

Social ties are deeply connected to how fast your biological clock ticks

October 10, 2025

Will Trump’s Immigration Policies Hurt US Nobel Chances?

Drastic cuts to science funding and immigration restrictions could hobble the country's research enterprise

October 10, 2025

Making Art with Pythons and Lionfish

One artist is raising awareness of invasive species by creating paintings with their discarded remains

October 10, 2025

The Pizzly Bears and Grue Jays of the Future

How climate change favors new hybrid species

October 9, 2025

This Is What a Baboon Reunion Looks Like

Early experiments in monkey social behavior

October 8, 2025

This Is What Happens When AI Talks to Itself

The outcome is bliss, Sanskrit and emojis

October 8, 2025

High-Tech Lollipops That Detect Disease

This researcher crosses disciplines for unexpected innovations

October 8, 2025

Was Jesus a Shaman?

Three questions for Manvir Singh, author of Shamanism: The Timeless Religion

October 7, 2025