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Issue 58 of the Nautilus print edition combines some of the best content from our September andOctober 2024 online issues. It includes contributions from quantum gravity physicist Fotini Markopoulou, geoscientist Marcia Bjornerud, anthropologist Harvey Whitehouse, and more.  This issue also features new illustrations by Ellen Weinstein and Mark Belan, as well as a comic by Ken Krimstein. Nautilus Members enjoy an ad-free experience. […]

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Damn, Rudy. It’s just not right to drink cider and Smirnoff when it’s 80 degrees out! Well, that’s all I got.  I never thought I’d be sweating so much in November. Why’s it so warm? Well, baby, there’s this thing called global warming. Yeah? Yeah. All that coal and gas we’re burning right now—it’s gonnaContinue reading Smirnoff Adam’s Apple, 1972 (alternate version) →

Transport chiefs have rejected misleading claims of a massive hike in bus fares in England, amid confusion and spin

The Conservative party leader and several leading members of her new Shadow Cabinet have ties to the opaquely-funded group campaigning against plans to reach Net Zero

Trump plans to accelerate Israel’s violence in Gaza, male violence against women and industrial violence against the earth. He must be stopped.

If you’re finding today a bit stressful for some reason, grab a respite by sinking into any of these web design inspiration websites.

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Charles Darwin was as fascinated by extravagant ornament in nature as Jane Austen was in culture. Did their explanations agree?

- by Abigail Tulenko

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To protect our descendants from catastrophe, we must overcome the emotional hurdles that make it easy for us to look away

- by Matthew Coleman

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Rescuers on the ground in Ukraine detail the 'massive risks' now involved in evacuating residents in areas under attack from Russian forces

The Conservative Party's new leader has appointed a series of Shadow Cabinet ministers whose Government records were clouded in scandal

Project 2025, the conservative agenda for the next Trump administration, would allow him to govern through fear.

This Tuesday report will provide some insights into life for a westerner (me) who is working for an extended period at Kyoto University in Japan. 秋まつり – Sunday, November 3, 2024 The ‘event’ highlight of the week just gone was the – Aki Matsuri – or 秋まつり (Autumn Festival) last Sunday at the Buddhist –…

This from Dan Pfeiffer: Looking at the fundamentals, we shouldn’t even be in this race. This is a brutal political environment. Three-quarters of Americans think the country is on the wrong track. Two-thirds are unhappy about the economy. The incumbent President ran for reelection despite huge misgivings about his age and then had a debate so disastrous that he had to drop out only a few months before the election. Nate Cohn summed up the challenges in the New York Times: For the first time in decades, Republicans have pulled even or ahead in nationwide party identification. Polls also find Republicans with an edge on most key issues — with democracy and abortion standing as significant exceptions. The Democrats’ challenge appears to be part of a broader trend of political struggles for ruling parties across the developed world. Voters appear eager for change when they get the chance. The ruling parties in Britain, Germany, Italy, Australia and most recently Japan all faced electoral setbacks or lost power. Mr. Trump himself lost four years ago. France and Canada might well join the list. Trump should be running away with it.