The shellbound chambered nautilus is a champion of underwater jet propulsion. It can eke out efficiencies as high as 75%, far outclassing other jet-based swimmers like squid, salps, and jellyfish. Keep reading
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Krakatoa
Volcanoes seem to be a common topic these days. Yesterday Nautilus published a great piece by Aatish Bhatia on the 1883 eruption of Krakatoa, which tore the island apart and unleashed Keep reading
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Spend an hour watching the clouds roll overhead and no two of them will be the same. The complexity and dynamic motion of turbulence make these flows fascinating, even mesmerizing, Keep reading