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Why Elon Musk’s “Self-Growing” Moon Cities Are Tragically Flawed

Nautilus3d3 days ago2 min read

For those unaware, SpaceX has already shifted focus to building a self-growing city on the Moon, as we can potentially achieve that in less than 10 years, whereas Mars would take..., there isn't enough water, scientists say, and more ›

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Mercury Has Gotten Smaller Than We Thought

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Mercury may have contracted up to 30% more over its history than previous estimates suggested

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Technique for Manipulating Satellite Photos Now Reveals Ancient Images (2025), NASA Technique for Manipulating Satellite Photos Now Reveals Ancient Images

A Process Made for Mars is Now Uncovering Ancient Art on Earth

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NautilusDavid Nield

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Here’s How Fast An Adult Tyrannosaurus Rex Walked

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NautilusDavid Nield

How Your Brain See-Saws between Risk and Reward

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NautilusKristen French

All the Ways Reading for Pleasure is Good for Your Mental Health

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The Brutal Origins of Bear-Baiting

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Did Venus Eat its Own Moon?

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Tidal Demise: The Evolution and Fate of a Hypothetical Venus Moon, DAVINCI

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Taylor Swift Drops New Insect Species

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NautilusDevin Reese

Ebola Outbreak: Current Situation, Ebola outbreak 2014-2016 - West Africa, and more ›

DRC’s Ebola Outbreak Has the Potential to Become a Global Pandemic. How to Make Sure It Doesn’t

Nautilus5d5 days ago6 min read

NautilusJia B. Kangbai

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The Promise and Peril of Toad Smoking, the Everest of Psychedelics

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NautilusKristen French

Why the Discovery of the First Short-Tailed Tsushima Leopard Cat Worried Researchers

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NautilusDavid Nield

I’m part of the team writing the next bible of psychiatry – for the first time, the DSM will use biology to understand mental disorders, Gondwana really was a supercontinent. And it helped kick-start life on Earth

Gondwana Really Was a Supercontinent

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NautilusBill Collins

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Rope, Twine and Thread: Invisible Technologies of the Stone Age

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NautilusBenjamin Taub

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Knowable Magazine

The Giant Squids of the Jurassic Period

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NautilusDevin Reese

Even 10 Minutes of “Slow Running” Can Give Your Brain a Boost

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What to Know About Medicare Coverage of Telehealth, I’m part of the team writing the next bible of psychiatry – for the first time, the DSM will use biology to understand mental disorders, and more ›

Are Too Many Americans Taking Antidepressants?

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NautilusAndrew McLean

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Genetically Engineered Yeast Could Transform Martian Soil into Living Building Materials

Nautilus1w1 week ago1 min read

Scientists want to 3D print houses on Mars with the help of yeast

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Nighttime Light May Change the Shape of Your Heart

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Too much light at night changes the shape and working of the heart, I have spent 23 years documenting the global LED transition of city lighting from space.

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