Humans Have Gotten Nicer and Better at Making War

[View this email in your browser]( January 7, 2021 Chapter Four: Regeneration [READ ISSUE]( Dear Nautilus Reader, Do humans wage war because we are violent by nature? Not so much. War is what happens when humans organize. So explains historian Margaret MacMillan in a fascinating discussion this week of how war evolved, what it’s good for, and why in the 21st century it’s “absolutely terrifying.” Also: Why the human body evolved none of the safeguards needed to protect us when oxygen levels get low. How granting “personhood” to nature is the next step in the evolution of environmentalism. [Humans Have Gotten Nicer and Better at Making War]( [Historian Margaret MacMillan on what war reveals about human nature.]( [By Steve Paulson]( [In 1991 two hikers in the Italian Alps stumbled on a mummified body buried in the ice.]( Paid Advertisement [Premium organic meats, delivered.]( If you prefer your meats grass-fed and your seafood wild-caught, check out ButcherBox. From the sustainably sourced products to the eco-friendly packaging, every element of this meat delivery service is about care and quality. If you'd rather avoid the risk of the grocery store and have more time at home with friends and family, just tell ButcherBox what you want and let them take care of the rest! [[READ MORE]( [Humans Have Rights and So Should Nature]( [An “Earth lawyer” argues for cultural transformation in environmental law.]( [By Grant Wilson]( [Humans once lived in harmony with the natural world. Consider timekeeping.]( [We Didn’t Evolve for This]( [A lesson from the animal kingdom on why COVID-19 is so deadly to humans.]( [By Claudia Geib]( [When a Weddell seal, native to Antarctica, plummets 400 meters beneath the ice on one of its hour-long dives, an ensemble of adaptations come together to keep it alive.]( [READ ISSUE]( [Facebook]( [Instagram]( [Twitter]( [Website]( Copyright © 2021 NautilusNext, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you opted in at our website. Our mailing address is: NautilusNext 25 Broadway 9th FloorNew York, NY 10018 [Add us to your address book]( Want to change how you receive these emails? You can [update your preferences]( or [unsubscribe from this list](.