A new technique reveals human evolution was rife with interbreeding

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The fungal puppet master has been living a secret life

The post The Bizarre Life Cycle of “Zombie-Ant” Fungus Gets a New Twist appeared first on Nautilus.

For women of every race, age, and size

The post High Blood Pressure in Pregnant Women Is Rising Across the Country appeared first on Nautilus.

Almost all of these tiny organisms vanished way back in the early Cretaceous period

The post Microfossils Help Crack Mystery More Than 100 Million Years in the Making appeared first on Nautilus.

It’s not the first time the robot has found interesting patterns on the red planet

The post Curiosity Rover Finds “Sea of Polygons” on Martian Surface appeared first on Nautilus.

New research points to a seafaring people who ranged far and wide

The post The Odyssey of the Stone Age Maltese appeared first on Nautilus.

This common dieting tip might be a myth

The post Drinking Water With Meals May Make You Eat More, Not Less appeared first on Nautilus.

These weren’t your traditional Disney princesses

The post The Warrior Life of Ancient Egyptian Princesses appeared first on Nautilus.

A Western diet is bad for us and bad for the planet

The post How Eating Healthier Could Reshape Agriculture appeared first on Nautilus.

New study shows what happens in our brains as we track multiple conversations

The post Some People Are Better at Eavesdropping Than Others appeared first on Nautilus.

Cat-sized tyrannosaur hatchlings had lots and lots of siblings

The post Small, Cheap, and Full of Teeth: Baby Tyrannosaurs Were Plentiful and Precocious appeared first on Nautilus.

It hijacks a common process present in all cells

The post How This Emerging Tick-borne Virus Escapes Your Immune System appeared first on Nautilus.

And now it’s come for the East Coast

The post NASA Satellite Map Shows Stifling Heat Dome Squatting Over the United States appeared first on Nautilus.

It dripped from a tree in China about 385 million years ago

The post This Is the Oldest Amber Ever Found appeared first on Nautilus.

The problem isn’t entirely health-related

The post What’s Causing The Rise in Rural Mortality? appeared first on Nautilus.

The developing brains of boys and girls light up differently when shown a face

The post Can a Preteen’s Reaction to a Face Predict Their Future Social Lives? appeared first on Nautilus.

Today’s T. rex auction could be cause for concern

The post How Dinosaur Skeletons Became So Expensive appeared first on Nautilus.

And it has a living relative

The post This Prehistoric Giant Salamander Grew to Almost 4 Feet Long  appeared first on Nautilus.

Social determinants of health can match or exceed genetic risk of common diseases

The post Does Nurture Trump Nature in Disease Risk Prediction? appeared first on Nautilus.

And how lugworms tweak the rules by pooping upside down

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