… to reader and commenter Doctor Memory. We noticed recently that old posts weren’t displaying properly, apparently because we’d used a markup language (Textile) that our current setup doesn’t support. We put out an appeal on Bluesky, and Dr M was one of several people who volunteered to clean up the database for us. After […]
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They may dodge predatory wasps by twitching away at the sound of their approach
The post How These Caterpillars Use Their Body Hair to Listen for Danger appeared first on Nautilus.
With an national election approaching in Japan (February 8, 2026), there has been a lot of discussion about the so-called ‘weak yen’ and whether the Bank of Japan should be intervening to manage the value of the currency on international markets. PM Takaichi has been quoted as saying that the weak yen is good for…
My dad genuinely had no interest in music. Well, almost none – he did enjoy novelty songs from time to time, but not really for the music. Our friend Bob, who is otherwise quite sensible, used to try to convince him that listening to music would enhance his life. I had more sense (I did, […]
The Disney+ era was another example of Doctor Who becoming an indigestible mix of 60+ years of lore and canon, making the show feel old.
The gilt market is mendicant, not master. Why we must stop our devotion to an empty throne and remove this phantom veto on democracy.
Ncuti Gatwa's departure from Doctor Who was a "surprise" to Mark Gatiss, and he sees that Billie Piper moment as the "ultimate cliffhanger."
A man who contradicted the government narrative about a prior shooting found himself pinned to the ground and detained after Pretti’s death.
The post He Witnessed an Earlier Shooting. Feds Arrested Him at the Scene of Alex Pretti’s Killing appeared first on The Intercept.
The Justice Department is weaponizing a law intended to protect those seeking abortions to punish reporters covering anti-ICE activism.
The post The Farcical Case Against Don Lemon and Georgia Fort for Protest Reporting appeared first on The Intercept.
The most elusive mental health condition is more common than we thought
The post How Dissociation Blunts Trauma appeared first on Nautilus.
These millennia-old punchlines aren’t exactly gut-busters today
The post Ancient Jokes Etched in Clay appeared first on Nautilus.
DNA from museum specimens help detail the genetic bottleneck
The post When German Shepherds Got Their Cursed Genes appeared first on Nautilus.
by Koray Caliskan* Over the past few decades, the idea of performativity has quietly reshaped how many of us think about markets, identities, technologies, and institutions. The basic intuition is simple but powerful: descriptions and representations (scientific or not) do not merely reflect the world; under the right conditions, they help bring it into being. […]
Despite high-tech new therapies, people with sickle cell anemia still encounter stigma today
The post The Devastating Disease Neglected for Decades appeared first on Nautilus.
Denial of the Gaza Health Ministry’s death toll helped buoy American support for Israel’s genocide.
The post Israeli Military Found Gaza Health Ministry Death Toll Was Accurate. Will These Deniers Admit It? appeared first on The Intercept.
“What surprised us here was the clarity of the signal”
The post Sex Changes the Brains of Male Mice appeared first on Nautilus.
Som alltid nuförtiden, när man vill att vi ska lyssna på någon nationalekonom som säger att allt är bra och att alla egentligen tjänar på att inkomst- och förmögenhetsskillnaderna blivit skyhöga, så bjuder man in landets egen Dr Pangloss — Daniel Waldenström. Waldenströms uppfattning är i grund och botten att ekonomisk ojämlikhet egentligen inte är […]
The search warrant to raid a Washington Post reporter’s home shows how authorities can open your phone without your consent.
The post Washington Post Raid Is a Frightening Reminder: Turn Off Your Phone’s Biometrics Now appeared first on The Intercept.
A human rights group fanned the flames of conflict by threatening legal action if the city invested in war crimes.
The post Zohran Mamdani Wants NYC to Divest From Israel — But New Comptroller Pledges to Buy War Bonds appeared first on The Intercept.
Mary Moriarty on steps local officials are taking to collect and preserve evidence despite federal obstruction, and Jill Garvey on how to document ICE safely.
The post Even the Top Prosecutor in Minneapolis Doesn’t Know the Identity of the Agents Who Killed Alex Pretti appeared first on The Intercept.
Do attachment styles come from how our parents treated us? New research on attachment suggests there’s more to the story
- by Matt Huston