Katherine Harmon Courage
What Poop Reveals About Ancient Humans
The parasites found lurking in 1,000-year-old feces give a glimpse into the health and daily life of the past
October 22, 2025
The Periscope: Book Weeding, Fact-Checking, and Imperiled Fruit Fly Data
What <i>Nautilus</i> executive editor Katherine Courage has been tuning into recently
October 3, 2025
A Library for Fish Sounds
Can eavesdropping on the ocean help to save its creatures?
September 30, 2025
New Eyes on Space Weather
From threats of solar storms to cosmic radiation, new efforts to warn Earthlings are launching
September 23, 2025
Some Dogs Can Learn New Linguistic Tricks
These word games spell out canines’ surprising cognitive powers
September 18, 2025
Meet the Asteroids Next Door
A radar system is set to map near-Earth objects as they fly by
September 9, 2025
How to Run Across Death Valley in the Summer
Learning how to cope with heatwaves, from an ultrarunner
August 28, 2025
Looking for Life’s Source on Ceres
The dwarf planet might have had a hot core and liquid oceans
August 25, 2025
Looking at Art on Psychedelics
People took mushrooms, then studied famous paintings. Here’s what happened.
August 21, 2025
How to Count Butterflies
6 projects to volunteer for community science to study butterfly populations
August 6, 2025











