The Case for Monetizing the Ocean

How Much Is the Ocean Worth? May 12, 2022   Did a friend forward this? [Subscribe here](. Dear Nautilus Reader, This week we travel from the bottom of the sea to the furthest reaches of the universe. Our writers and scientists inform us how much the [ocean is worth]( in dollars and cents, whether the laws of physics allow for [a multiverse](, and how an advanced civilization could send us the equivalent of [“Gilroy was here”]( from deepest space. And don’t miss this week’s Facts So Romantic below. Experience the endless possibilities and deep human connections that science offers [SUBSCRIBE TO NAUTILUS](   [PHYSICS]( [Doctor Strange and the Multiverse in Science]( The multiverse of pop culture owes its existence to a testable scientific hypothesis. BY PAUL M. SUTTER Doctor Strange’s latest adventures find him hopping across the multiverse, meeting alternate versions of himself and his enemies as he tries to save not just our universe but every universe. [Continue reading →](   [Refind ]( [Learn Something New Every Day with Refind]( [Refind]( is made for curious minds. Refind provides daily links curated from 10K sources by experts in their fields, which take deep dives into new topics that are relevant to you, each one tailored to your interests. Best of all, it’s 100% free. [Subscribe today]( and get smarter with Refind. [Sign Up For Free](   [ECONOMICS]( [How Much Is the Ocean Worth?]( Putting a price tag on the ocean might just save it. BY SARAH TORY A few years ago, Ralph Chami, a financial economist with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), was on a boat in Mexico’s Sea of Cortez with researchers studying blue whales. [Continue reading →](   [ASTRONOMY]( [We Were Here]( How advanced civilizations could leave us a message of their presence. BY SEAN RAYMOND & MATT CLEMENT We all leave behind signposts of our presence. Some are accidental, like footprints on the beach, a squashed couch cushion, or a badly parked car. [Continue reading →]( Enjoying this new section? [Let us know](mailto:info@nautil.us?subject=Facts%20So%20Romantic). FACTS SO ROMANTIC The Best Things We Learned Today   [A whale killed]( for consumption is worth between $40,000 and $80,000. But that same whale, allowed to live and thrive, is worth a full $2 million. [Nautilus→](   [Figs aren't fruit](—they’re clusters of hundreds of flowers enclosed in a smooth skin. The flowers are both male and female, and only get fertilized when a very specific type of tiny wasp crawls inside and dies. [Nautilus→](   [Americans put in more hours]( and take fewer days off than people in comparably large and rich countries, but only around half of Americans find their job satisfying, and just 20 percent find it engaging. [Nautilus →](   [A single two-pound roasted chicken]( on a dinner plate—which entails feeding, rearing, slaughtering, retailing, storing, refrigerating, and cooking the chicken—amounts to 12 ounces of crude oil, a volume equal to almost half a bottle of wine, and for the least efficient chicken producers, to more than a full bottle of wine. [How the World Really Works→](   [A new study uncovered cancer]( in up to 14 percent of people who died in medieval times. Previous studies of medieval remains, before the industrial age, and the age of smoking, identified the presence of cancer in 1 percent of remains. [Cancer→](   [BECOME A SUBSCRIBER]( [The Best Dollar You’ll Ever Spend]( Discover the beautiful and unexpected ways science and storytelling collide with a physical copy of the [Nautilus magazine.]( Subscribe today and get your [first month for only $1](! [Subscribe Now](   [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( Copyright © 2021 NautilusNext, All rights reserved. You were subscribed to the newsletter from nautil.us. Our mailing address is: NautilusNext 360 W 36th Street, 7S, New York, NY 10018 To view in your browser, [click here]( . Don't want to hear from us anymore? Click here to [unsubscribe]( .