W. Grey Walter’s early automatons sparked an ongoing fascination with artificial animals
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Where’d you get that frog?
The post The Dark Side of the Illicit Pet Frog Trade appeared first on Nautilus.
People have only recently included Indigenous voices in the story
The post The Missing Pieces of the Donner Party Narrative appeared first on Nautilus.
A new study of bonobos shows that they grin during vigorous socio-sexual interactions
The post Grinning During Sex Isn’t Contagious, But It Does Require Tempo appeared first on Nautilus.
The dramatic find sheds new light on the diversity of spinosaurs
The post “Hell Heron”: New Dinosaur Species with A Head-mounted Sword Discovered in Africa appeared first on Nautilus.
It’s an idea we create over time that gets imprinted in the brain
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Followers of Ze Frank submitted over 8,000 names for a newly discovered chiton
The post Scientists Turn to the Internet to Name New Species appeared first on Nautilus.
Dog trainers and handlers tease out the characteristics that are deal-breakers
The post Here’s What Makes for an Ideal Scent-Sniffing Dog appeared first on Nautilus.
What happens to kids who experience terminal lucidity—and the caregivers who tend to them
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Miriam Menkin didn’t achieve the same fame as her colleague John Rock, but the life-changing procedure wouldn’t be possible without her
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