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Newly Discovered Active Fault Line Could Threaten New Zealand's Biggest City
2+ hour, 54+ min ago (173+ words) It lies just 30 miles away from Auckland 11: 00 AM CDT on June 4, 2026 The Mangatangi Fault, named after a nearby river of the same name, was discovered by geologists from the University of Auckland using a variety of field and remote-sensing techniques....
Why Volcanoes Sometimes Shoot Out Lightning
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (305+ words) Tiny grains produce big charges 4: 30 PM CDT on April 24, 2026 Scott Waitukaitis of the Institute of Science and Technology Austria experimented on silicon dioxide (also known as quartz), a major component of sand and volcanic ash. Silicon dioxide is an electrical…...
When "Extinct" Volcanoes Reawaken
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (156+ words) They're filled with a lot more fury than their millennia-long slumber would suggest 1: 37 PM CDT on April 24, 2026 Today many subduction zone volcanoes in Greece, Italy, Indonesia, Philippines, South and North America, and Japan, are considered extinct, and are therefore not…...
The Mystery of the Giant Blobs at the Center of the Earth
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (213+ words) Are they remnants of primordial Earth or extraterrestrial in origin? 5: 00 PM CDT on April 21, 2026 "Nobody knew what they are, and whether they are only a temporary phenomenon, or if they have been sitting there for millions or perhaps even billions…...
Doing Science and Philosophy On Drugs
3+ mon, 2+ day ago (690+ words) Justin Smith-Ruiu takes a philosophical and first-person look at psychedelics Over the centuries, psychedelics have faced various attempts at prohibition and repression. What are your thoughts on this antagonism? People like Freud and William James used cocaine and nitrous oxide,…...
The Brain Science Behind the Munchies
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (405+ words) New cannabis research shows why we get snacky when we get high Anyone who has even a passing familiarity with cannabis can tell you the munchies are real. Although it's a phenomenon that's well known to science, the research on…...
Some Doctors Are Using Emojis With Patients More Often
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (350+ words) Science at the Ballot Box Women in Science & Engineering Smileys are especially popular The full Nautilus archive " e Books & Special Editions " Ad-free reading Emojis have long infiltrated all sorts of communications, including text messages and even work emails. Now, doctors…...
What "Primate" and Other Slasher Monkey Movies Get Wrong
4+ mon, 3+ week ago (822+ words) Science at the Ballot Box Women in Science & Engineering A primatologist explains why monkeys aren't monsters The full Nautilus archive " e Books & Special Editions " Ad-free reading Last Friday marked the major studio release of a graphic new horror movie Primate....