The privilege of describing new species is skewed to Global Northerners
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The Senate approved the 2026 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) yesterday, authorizing nearly $900 billion...
Having watched the film, I thought I’d get Robert Linhart’s book off the shelf and finally read it. I think I bought it in Oxford in the early 80s. To remind you, it depicts Linhart’s experience as a Maoist cadre who has chosen to get a job in a Citroen factory in Paris in order […]
Bank Underground is about to take a break for the festive season. In keeping with tradition, we are pleased to present the annual Bank Underground Christmas Quiz! This year, it’s been prepared with the kind assistance of the Bank of England’s Archive team. We hope you enjoy testing your knowledge of the Bank’s history, especially … Continue reading The Bank Underground Christmas Quiz 2025
I haven’t provided detailed commentary on the US labour market for a while now. To some extent the month-to-month changes are not that interesting but after a lapse, discernible trends can be detected. The US President is about to give a national address today in the context of declining poll popularity and a series of…
Mouse brains perform a clever mechanism to count their steps and keep them on track
The post How Animals Navigate Darkness appeared first on Nautilus.
“At least George Bush had the decency to come to Congress for approval in 2002. Don’t the American people deserve that respect today?”
The post Congress Squanders Last Chance to Block Venezuela War Before Going on Vacation appeared first on The Intercept.
Close inspection of “exceptionally preserved” fossils suggests that some dinosaurs shed their ability to take off
The post The Feathery Dinosaurs That Couldn’t Fly appeared first on Nautilus.
“American Canto” is a story about the battle for the souls of a country and a journalist. But it’s certainly not about how things really work.
The post Olivia Nuzzi Is Completely Oblivious appeared first on The Intercept.
It triggers a reaction in the brains of mice that helps them change their behavior
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This misconception can prompt us to feel pessimistic about our peers—and the world
The post We Overestimate the Prevalence of Online Trolls appeared first on Nautilus.
How women crab farmers along India's coast have linked their livelihoods to environmental conservation.
There’s more than what meets the eye in a color-swapping insect
The post These Butterflies Change Visual Systems with Seasons appeared first on Nautilus.
But the moon’s slushy interior could still harbor pockets of life-sustaining water
The post Titan May Not Host a Massive Ocean After All appeared first on Nautilus.
Back in 2021 I wrote What the Ivies have tended towards for generations now are “super conformers” — straight As and spent all their time in adult run extra-curriculars. People who spent all their time doing what authority wants. But in the past, they did seek out a few of the very smartest, too. But, […]
How humans infer meaning from spoken language is more complex than we thought
The post The 3 Ways We Read Between the Lines appeared first on Nautilus.
A cave in the Dominican Republic has revealed the first recorded instance of bee larvae tucked into fossils
The post Ancient Bee Nests Hiding in Regurgitated, Fossilized Bones appeared first on Nautilus.
And what this might mean for colonizing other worlds
The post How Earth’s Atmosphere Reached the Moon appeared first on Nautilus.
Kash Patel and others touted the FBI’s investigative work, but the few available details point to a more complicated picture.
The post Longtime Paid FBI Informant Was Instrumental in Terror Case Against “Turtle Island Liberation Front” appeared first on The Intercept.
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The U.N. experts wrote blistering letters to five American universities about their crackdowns on Gaza protests.
The post U.N. Experts Blast U.S. Universities for Human Rights Violations Against Gaza Protesters appeared first on The Intercept.
A new poll shows a growing divide among Republicans, especially under 45, on U.S. support for Israel. Democrats have a chance to pick up their votes.
The post Republicans Are Splitting Over Israel. Will Democrats Take Advantage? appeared first on The Intercept.