In one of the most biodiverse places on the planet, scientists are charting the amazing web of life. Plus: the dubious economics of deep-sea mining; and more.
[View in browser]( | [Become a member]( June 8, 2023 Did a friend forward this? [Subscribe here](. Happy World Ocean Day! Hereâs the latest stories from Nautilusâand this weekâs Facts So Romantic below [READ NAUTILUS]( [ECONOMICS]( [The Dubious Economics of Deep-Sea Mining]( Environment aside, is it just a bad investment? BY BRANDON KEIM The debate over deep-sea mining has focused almost entirely on environmental impacts: how marvelous communities of life, little-known and unlike any others on Earth, would be affected by the industrialized extraction of seabed minerals. [Continue reading â]( Experience the endless possibilities and deep human connections that science offers [SUBSCRIBE TODAY]( [Check Your Home's Climate Risk at Habitable]( [Habitable]('s free climate risk tool gives you an instant snapshot of your property's risk for flood, fire, heat, and drought. [Try It Now]( [ENVIRONMENT]( [Welcome to Gorongosa National Park]( In a new series, Nautilus puts a spotlight on Gorongosa National Park, a model for biodiversity restoration. BY JOHN STEELE [Continue reading â]( [ENVIRONMENT]( [A Map of Life Like None Other]( In one of the most biodiverse places on the planet, scientists are charting the amazing web of life. BY KATHARINE GAMMON [Continue reading â]( [SOCIOLOGY]( [How Can Science Be More Creative?]( One question for Ruth Morgan, a professor of crime and forensic sciences at University College London. BY BRIAN GALLAGHER [Continue reading â]( [COMMUNICATION]( [The Cellist and the Physicist]( A conversation between Yo-Yo Ma and Fabiola Gianotti. BY JOHN STEELE [Continue reading â]( [â]( )[ð¥ð¥ð¥ you canât possibly understand it, if you donât experience it.]( [â]( ) Nautilus reader The Flow Projects ([@theflowprojects]() reacts to Steve Paulsonâs story, [âWhy Scientists Need to Get High.â]( FACTS SO ROMANTIC The Best Things We Learned Today [The deep-sea floor](âwhere corrosive salt water meets near-freezing temperaturesâis an incredibly hostile environment in which to operate complex mining machinery. [Nautilusâ]( [A single dead antelope]( can nurture about 60 pounds of insects. [Nautilusâ]( [After two decades of civil war](and poaching took their toll, Gorongosa National Park was left barren, the animals vanished, and the beauty of the territory faded. But not for long. [Nautilusâ]( [It is much harder to forge a path in science]( if you work more at the intersections and are looking to connect different ideas and ways of doing things, and reimagine and craft new approaches. [Nautilusâ]( [Emil Kraeplinâthe father of psychiatry](âis a major reason why grief is physicalized, pathologized, and, with grief medication trials now underway, soon to be monetized. [Night Vision: Seeing Ourselves Through Dark Moodsâ]( [â]( )[Deep-sea ecosystems could be destroyed for metals that will only be needed for a few more years.]([â]( ) [Brandon Keim writes about the shaky economic rationale in favor of deep-sea mining.]( More in Economics [How Much Is a Living Elephant Worth?]( One question for Ralph Chami, assistant director at the International Monetary Fund. BY LINA ZELDOVICH [Continue reading â]( [When Will Fusion Energy Light Our Homes?]( One question for Thomas Nicholas, a computational plasma physicist and former fusion researcher who now studies climate science at Columbia University. BY BRIAN GALLAGHER [Continue reading â]( P.S. The French painter and memoirist Françoise Gilot [died on Tuesday]( at the age of 101. After she ended her relationship with Pablo PicassoâGilot was the only lover of his to have left himâshe married the virologist Jonas Salk, the discoverer of the Polio vaccine. [Charlotte Decroes Jacobs wrote about their unusual union.]( When asked in an interview how Gilot had ended up with two of historyâs most powerful men, she replied: âLions mate with lions.â Todayâs newsletter was written by Brian Gallagher BECOME A MEMBER [Explore New Depths With a Free Ocean Issue]( Embark on a journey beneath the oceanâs surface with the new [Nautilus]( Ocean magazine. The Spring 2023 issue sheds new light on ocean exploration, conservation, and research through stories about the ocean waters and hauntingly beautiful narratives about the creatures that inhabit the waters. Join today and [become a Nautilus member]( by June 11 to get the new Nautilus Ocean Issue for free. [Join Now]( Thanks for reading. [Tell us](mailto:brian.gallagher@nautil.us) your thoughts on todayâs note. Plus, [browse our archive]( of past print issues, and inspire a friend to sign up for [the Nautilus newsletter](. [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( Copyright © 2023 NautilusNext, All rights reserved.
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