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Autocracy wasn’t inevitable in early civilizations—many were more egalitarian. But when riches were there to monopolize, strongmen and inequalities emerged The post What Archaeology Reveals About the Rise of All-Powerful Rulers appeared first on Nautilus.

We now know who is responsible for them, but why they’re doing it is still up for debate The post What’s Creating These Mysterious Seafloor Hexagons? appeared first on Nautilus.

But the BepiColombo twin orbiters aren’t the first spacecraft to visit our system’s smallest planet. Here’s what we’ve seen already The post After an 8-Year Journey, Orbiters Are About to Give Us a Fresh Look at Mercury appeared first on Nautilus.

Several space missions are searching for extraterrestrial life, which could come in the form of microbes The post Many Space Missions Are Searching for Life Beyond Earth—But Are We Prepared for the Fallout If They Succeed? appeared first on Nautilus.

Assisted by AI, companies have more options than ever to track employees, minute by minute, keystroke by keystroke. Does this have the desired effect? The post Your Boss Is Watching You appeared first on Nautilus.

Change you can believe in The post Ancient Coins Reveal a Wealth of Information About the Roman Republic appeared first on Nautilus.

They’re great at telling time, though The post Your Smartwatch May Not be as Smart as You Think it is appeared first on Nautilus.

A conversation with a neuroscientist about how nature can fortify the strong and support resilience The post Can Nature Benefit You If You’re Already Well? appeared first on Nautilus.

And they could shed light on our own language acquisition The post Chimps Have Accents, Too appeared first on Nautilus.

And, unlike African cheetahs, it was a flexible carnivore The post The Extinct “American Cheetah” Wasn’t a Cheetah After All appeared first on Nautilus.

Majority voting may make us less willing to tolerate advantages for others The post Envy at the Ballot Box appeared first on Nautilus.

A brisk walk could reduce the cognitive cost of changing gears The post 30 Minutes of Exercise Can Boost Your Task-Switching Efficiency appeared first on Nautilus.

The maritime disaster of 1912 wasn’t fully understood until the shipwreck was rediscovered The post 40 Years Ago, Oceanographers Found the Wreckage of the RMS Titanic appeared first on Nautilus.

Meet Glyptotherium deuterophractum The post New Species of Giant Armadillo Has Convoluted History appeared first on Nautilus.

Skull bone marrow has become an exciting research topic The post The Secret of Chronic Pain Could Lie in the Skull appeared first on Nautilus.

Songs are closely linked to narrative and language The post How Music Sparks Imagination appeared first on Nautilus.

A new study probes genetic variants linked to the big five personality traits The post How Your Genes Shape Your Personality appeared first on Nautilus.

Accumulative stone throwing is a rare, potentially cultural, behavior that has been observed among four groups of wild chimpanzees in West Africa The post Why Do Male Chimpanzees Throw Rocks at the Same Trees for More Than a Decade? appeared first on Nautilus.

The corona in Spain was particularly golden The post Why the Recent Total Eclipse Looked Unusual appeared first on Nautilus.

Uncommon heart attack causes disproportionately affect them The post New Heart Attack Definitions Could Lead to Better Care for Women appeared first on Nautilus.