Thanking Whales, Vaccinating Depression, Scientific Shopping, and More

What’s popular this week in Nautilus. [View in browser](| [Join Nautilus]( EDITORS' CHOICE Did a friend forward this? [Subscribe here.]( This Sunday, read the latest and most popular stories from Nautilus [READ NAUTILUS]( [ZOOLOGY]( [Giving Thanks for Whales]( Some of our favorite stories about those marvelous marine mammals. BY BRANDON KEIM During this holiday season I will give thanks for many things: my family, my friends, my health. And whales. [Continue reading →]( Popular This Week [GENETICS]( [How Life Really Works]( Just as I uncovered a new way to understand life, I got news about my own. BY PHILIP BALL [Continue reading →]( [PSYCHOLOGY]( [A Vaccine for Depression?]( Ketamine’s remarkable effect bolsters a new theory of mental illness. BY TAYLOR BECK [Continue reading →]( The latest from Nautilus [PSYCHOLOGY]( [Yes, There Is a Science to Shopping]( Five tips to help you navigate the holiday craze with cunning and skill. BY KEVIN BERGER [Continue reading →]( [PALEONTOLOGY]( [Digging for Our Origins in the Bone Beds of an African Park]( In their search for the last common ancestor of chimps and humans, scientists at Gorongosa National Park are expanding the picture of early primate life. BY CHARLES DIGGES [Continue reading →]( [PSYCHOLOGY]( [You Can Have Too Much Transcendence]( Just ask this religious scholar who took 73 high-dose LSD trips. BY STEVE PAULSON [Continue reading →]( [PSYCHOLOGY]( [The Virtues of Not Knowing]( How relishing uncertainty can make us better thinkers and neighbors. BY MAGGIE JACKSON [Continue reading →]( [“Much of what is important to our own lives is important to them as well: family, friends, and communion.”]( [Brandon Keim writes about what makes whales more than a mere ecological marvel.]( From The Porthole—short sharp looks at science [TECHNOLOGY]( [Resurrecting an Extinct Animal as a Robot]( A soft robot replica solves a mystery about the evolution of movement. BY KATHERINE SKIPPER [Continue reading →]( [EVOLUTION]( [My 3 Greatest Revelations]( Joseph LeDoux on writing his new book, The Four Realms of Existence: A New Theory of Being Human. BY JOSEPH LEDOUX [Continue reading →]( Your free story this Sunday! [ENVIRONMENT]( [A Fragile Equilibrium]( Inside one national park’s quest to make peace between humans and animals. BY JORI LEWIS Brad and Beca often cross the Pungwe River from Mozambique’s Gorongosa National Park to visit the village of Vinho, although they never go together. [Continue reading for free→]( EXCLUSIVE MEMBER CONTENT | [Explore Memberships→]( [Enjoy Black Friday Early—Get 25% Off a Nautilus Membership]( [Join for unlimited, ad-free access]( to Nautilus’ unique brand of science journalism. [JOIN NOW]( 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, [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. You were subscribed to the newsletter from [nautil.us](. Our mailing address is: NautilusNext 360 W 36th Street, 7S, New York, NY 10018 Don't want to hear from us anymore? [Unsubscribe](