The Monstrous Raptors That Threatened Our Ancestors
Did birds of prey shape human evolution? The post The Monstrous Raptors That Threatened Our Ancestors appeared first on Nautilus.
The Far Right’s Vision for Europe
In many ways, Europe’s far right has already won, regardless of what happens at the ballot box in the coming months. Its parties may still quarrel among themselves, but they agree on the three big issues that will define much of the European political agenda for years to come.
The Insistent Monumentality of “La Bola Negra”
In Javier Ambrossi and Javier Calvo’s historical triptych, dramas of gay repression and liberation dovetail in ways more reductive than illuminating.
Finally, the Beginning of Trump’s End
Reflections on a midterm campaign in which our octogenarian President waged war—against algae in the Reflecting Pool.
Believing and thinking
The separation of church and state has an unspoken psychological basis: we choose what we believe, but not what we think - by Neil Van Leeuwen & Jacob Eisler Read on Aeon
The Voters Sitting This One Out
They could help determine the balance of Congress.
Europe’s Bright Future
A narrative of European decline has taken hold, and if the EU continues on its current path, it may well materialize. But this is not a foregone conclusion: Europe retains considerable strengths on which it can build as it pursues critical reforms aimed at unleashing innovation.
The Election Deniers Are in Retreat
The president is not getting the political cover he once enjoyed from Republicans.
Bizarre Fruit-Eating “Hell Chicken” Suggests Dinosaurs Played a Role in Flowering Plant Evolution
Its jaws were fruit-mashing machines The post Bizarre Fruit-Eating “Hell Chicken” Suggests Dinosaurs Played a Role in Flowering Plant Evolution appeared first on Nautilus.
A Collapsing Star Produced an Afterglow Brighter Than Its Galaxy
“The explosion packed roughly a billion years of the sun’s energy output into a pencil-thin beam” The post A Collapsing Star Produced an Afterglow Brighter Than Its Galaxy appeared first on Nautilus.
Nothing Is Stopping the Flood of A.I. Political Ads
An A.I.-generated Josh Shapiro talking about “deleting incriminating e-mails.” An A.I.-generated Abdul El-Sayed and the words “DEATH TO AMERICA.” They’re not real, but can voters tell the difference?
Listen to the Earliest Known Recordings of a Nearly Dead American Language
These “lost” recordings of the Creole language offer unique insights that written transcripts can’t provide The post Listen to the Earliest Known Recordings of a Nearly Dead American Language appeared first on Nautilus.
A Cross-Species Same-Sex Love Story
In Ethiopia, scientists documented repeated sex and bonding between a bull and a male donkey The post A Cross-Species Same-Sex Love Story appeared first on Nautilus.
A Debtors’ Club for a Fragmented World
The newly created Borrowers’ Platform aims to facilitate knowledge-sharing and capacity-building among debtor countries, while amplifying their voices in global financial circles. But at a time when the Paris Club of sovereign creditors is increasingly unable to act collectively, the Borrowers’ Platform should ramp up its ambition.
Can Whales Sing with Their Mouths Full?
Their songs provide a new way to monitor their feeding behavior The post Can Whales Sing with Their Mouths Full? appeared first on Nautilus.
The States Where Democrats Have the Most to Gain
The party is trying to take maximum advantage of the moment.
JD Agonistes
Opportunism is the byword for any politician, really, and it is understandable why it might be particularly tempting to employ in Vance’s case. The post JD Agonistes appeared first on The Point Magazine.
Trump’s Tariff Fiasco Could Save Free Trade
US President Donald Trump’s tariffs have raised prices and hurt businesses without reducing the trade deficit or creating manufacturing jobs. But global trade has held up better than expected, and growing public opposition to tariffs could pave the way for a retreat from protectionism.
Meds Are Often the Go-to for Dementia Patients. Is There a Better Way?
Federal statistics show nursing homes still overuse medications to quell the behavioral problems that come with cognitive decline. Experts advocate for alternatives The post Meds Are Often the Go-to for Dementia Patients. Is There a Better Way? appeared first on Nautilus.
The Protect College Sports Act Isn’t Enough
A much-hyped piece of legislation is more bark than bite.
Is Sleeping in on the Weekends Bad for Your Heart?
A new study links sleep regularity to cardiovascular health The post Is Sleeping in on the Weekends Bad for Your Heart? appeared first on Nautilus.
If AI Thinks for Us, Democracy Will Suffer
Whereas the internet buried us in information, AI enables us to outsource analysis altogether. But when it comes to grappling with humanity’s most important questions, we must resist the temptation and recognize that we all have a duty—to each other and to ourselves—to keep “showing up.”
Can You See What Holds This Painting Together?
With his sly, vacant images, Roy Lichtenstein explored the distance that technology created between us and reality.
America Can’t Afford an AI Recession
AI investments are driving the economy. That’s a dangerous tightrope.
The Backlash to Corruption Is Going Global
The U.S. may become just the latest country where voters choose to punish profligate behavior.
The Push to Lead the Working Class Without Workers
Morris Katz played a key role in the Graham Platner fiasco. Now the midterms could hinge on his theory of politics.
Jo Marchant: In search of now
What is ‘now’? Through physics via philosophy and psychology, discover the science and mystery of the present moment - by Aeon Video Watch on Aeon
The Telephone’s Tangled History of Intimacy and Control
How an invention that brought distant voices close rewrote the rules of conversation and raised an unsettling question: Who else might be listening?
How Democrats Are Reclaiming the Politics of Populism
In the midterms’ most competitive races, Democratic candidates are reviving an old party message: that the Republicans are selling out to the highest bidder.
Did the World Just Gain Hundreds of Millions of Alzheimer’s Patients?
A new definition of Alzheimer’s includes people without symptoms. Experts are fiercely divided over whether that makes sense—and whether the new drugs really help.
Why Immigration Agents Don’t Quit in Protest
How a culture of dehumanization and denial keeps ICE and Border Patrol personnel “at war with an enemy that does not fight back.”
An Exiled Filmmaker’s Unsparing View of Contemporary Russia
Andrey Zvyagintsev’s “Minotaur” is the first independent feature to portray Russian life during the war with Ukraine.
The self-making world
Long mocked and misunderstood, Lamarck’s radical idea that organisms shape themselves and their world is making a comeback - by Jessica Riskin Read on Aeon
Briefly Noted Book Reviews
“Music Against the Night,” “Her Kind,” “A World We Share,” and “The Flying Death.”
The Trouble with Saying What You Mean
In “The Channel,” the poet Jana Prikryl borrows voices from Shakespeare and her own past to explore exile, family, and the possibilities of expressing private grief.
The Best Gifts for Kids Are Small. Or Big. Or Lots. Or Stomp
No one cares as much about presents as children do. No pressure!
Roy Lichtenstein’s Witty Critiques of Masculinity
The artist’s best work, in a new retrospective at the Whitney Museum, directs his campy humor at gender stereotypes.
The MAGA Faithful Eye the Exits
With polls suggesting a bleak midterms for the G.O.P., Trumpworld in D.C. is girding itself for congressional subpoenas and preparing pardon requests.
A Tory Mentor for the MAGA GOP
Kemi Badenoch’s keynote address at the British Conservative Party conference last month outlined her plan for a pro-growth future that respects fiscal discipline and human dignity. As American conservatives look beyond Donald Trump and to the 2028 primary campaign, they should embrace a similar agenda.
An SNL Sketch to Make Airlines Feel Ashamed
There’s a lot to worry about while flying. Add terrible passengers to the list.
Inside the Plan to Send 1,000 DOJ Monitors to the Polls
The Justice Department has assured local officials that monitoring will follow past norms, but election clerks say they have reason to worry.
The Politics of Poland’s Judicial Crisis
The removal of Bogdan Święczkowski as president of the Constitutional Tribunal has triggered a physical confrontation at the court and a political standoff between Donald Tusk’s government and the far-right Law and Justice (PiS) party. But Święczkowski was not so much removed as barred, because he held the position illegally.
The Questions Adam Hamawy Won’t Answer
He’s likely to end up in Congress. He still hasn’t fully accounted for why he once kept company with the man known as the Blind Sheikh.
Restaurant Review: Richaud Petite Bakery
The jambon-beurre shines at spots such as Richaud Petite Bakery.