💡 The Rebel Issue

The latest from Nautilus and the wider world of science. [View in browser](| [Join Nautilus]( Did a friend forward this? [Subscribe here.]( This Tuesday, check out the top science news and the latest from Nautilus—plus your free story and question of the day below [READ NAUTILUS]( DISCOVERIES The Top Science News This Week [The Regenerative Feats of Endangered Axolotls]( Nature’s Peter Pans are losing their habitat, and what’s left is quickly becoming inhospitable. [Whitehead Institute→]( [Older Monkeys Tend to Pay Less Attention to Threats]( This lines up with a similar tendency in humans, suggesting that a bias toward positive information in later age has been evolutionarily conserved across primate species. [Emotion→]( [Room-Temperature Superconductor Claims Discredited by Official Investigation]( The University of Rochester released a confidential 124-page report which concludes that the physicist Ranga Dias is guilty of scientific misconduct. [Interesting Engineering→]( [Earthquakes Can Cause Landslides, But Can Landslides Cause Earthquakes?]( New evidence suggests these hazards can go both ways. [Nature Communications→]( [How Pairing Mouth Movements with Incongruous Sounds Messes with Your Mind]( The so-called McGurk effect can persist in some people for years. [Communications Psychology→]( [Watching an Eclipse from Prison]( For incarcerated people, being able to experience something collectively with those beyond the walls is a type of reprieve that buoys the soul and psyche. [JSTOR Daily→]( [Where to Find the Most Pristine Air on Earth]( The lack of human industrial activity is just part of the reason for the clear atmosphere. [npj Climate and Atmospheric Science→]( [The Best Clues to Life on Mars Could Be in These Idaho Fossils]( Well-preserved ancient plants and other finds at the Clarkia fossil beds hint at what kind of evidence any Martian life may have left behind. [Big Think→]( The latest from Nautilus [COMMUNICATION]( [The Rebel Issue]( How we change the world. BY KEVIN BERGER Greetings, Nautilus readers, and welcome to The Rebel Issue. Starting today through the end of April we’re going to bring you stories that revolve around the meaning of rebel. In our own happy rebellion against the conventions of science writing, we’ve composed stories about rebels in science—unsung ones, mind you—and the subtle ways nature itself breaks with the past to create something new. The issue is about rebel, the noun and the verb. [Keep on reading]( NEW Limited Edition Collection: Peanuts® x Parks Project Explore nature with [Peanuts® x Parks Project](: Limited edition essentials blending nostalgia, environmental consciousness, and outdoor adventure. You get first dibs, but move quick, this limited-edition capsule will go fast! Join in on Snoopy’s nature moments! [Shop Now!]( WE ARE CURIOUS TO KNOW... What has been your most memorable trip to a library? Let us know! Reply to this newsletter with your response, briefly explaining your choice, and we’ll reveal the top answers. (This question was inspired by [“Viva la Library!”]() Top Answers to Our Previous Question(On Your Most Memorable Experience Reading a Sci-Fi Novel) • One Christmas, my 9-year-old little sister presented me with a special gift, one she had bought with her own allowance savings, a book she hoped would quicken my interest in wanting to learn to read, which I was struggling to do. It was Star Trek: Mission to Horatius. She knew I was a huge fan of the TV series. The gift worked and I was hooked. I spent months teaching myself to read that book, asking my parents to pronounce words and explain their meaning to me. I developed a keen interest in science and history. That simple gift of love from my baby sister saved me. I have her to thank for all the good I’ve achieved. – David S. • My most memorable experience reading science fiction is Dune because of the creative methods the desert inhabitants developed to survive with very little water, how they conserved it to extremes, not even “shedding tears for the dead.” – Betsy M. • The Void Captain’s Tale, by Norman Spinrad. The plot is built around the idea of female orgasm powering space travel and also potentially a permanent merge with the universe—do I need to explain more why this was memorable? It’s also written using a weird patois. Definitely not everybody’s cup of tea but I read it when it came out (1983) and loved it. – Carolyn S. • My most memorable sci-fi moment can only be the very end of Issac Asimov's story, “The Last Question,” when, Multivac, the central computer, that had ties to all of humanity, had gathered enough data to answer the last human's question of how to reverse entropy, but found that all humanity had left space, and had entered itself. And that the last star had just burned out. But it decided to give the answer anyway. So saying, it gave the answer. "Let there be light!"....And there was light. – Daniel S. Your free story this Tuesday! [ARTS]( [Fallingwater: A Building That Bonds With Nature and Dances With Time]( A visit to Frank Lloyd Wright’s famous American home. BY SHANNON HALL The water flowing down the stream’s banks sends a soft and consistent murmur through the forest. [Continue reading for free→]( The Rockstar and the Squid Coming from the Swinomish Indian Tribal Community in western Washington, musician Katherine “KP” Paul, of Black Belt Eagle Scout, has a deep personal connection to the ocean. That’s why she was the perfect choice [to read]( Alex Riley’s special story about the search for a giant, mysterious, luminous squid—Taningia danae. We love this story because it shows how little we know about our deep oceans, and how even an animal sporting giant, flashing lights, can remain virtually unknown…until now. For the first time, you can listen to a Nautilus story on [YouTube]( or [Spotify](. Check it out and let us know what you think. [WATCH]( [LISTEN]( P.S. The American architect, writer, and educator Frank Lloyd Wright died on this day in 1959. A house he designed, Fallingwater, graced a January 1938 cover of TIME magazine, which declared it the famous architect’s most beautiful job. “As I entered the house, it quickly became clear how much the interior space is actually oriented to the outside,” wrote Shannon Hall. “A boulder protrudes through the living room and doubles as a hearth. Low ceilings direct attention outside. Windows open outward from wall corners, leaving no panes to obstruct the view. And every room has its own private balcony. [The focus is always on nature](.” Today’s newsletter was written by Brian Gallagher Thanks for reading.[Tell us](mailto:brian.gallagher@nautil.us?subject=&body=) your thoughts on today’s note. Plus, if you find our content valuable, consider [becoming a member]( to support our work, and inspire a friend to sign up for [the Nautilus newsletter](. 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