Nautilus is an online and print science magazine that "combines the sciences, culture and philosophy into a single story." It publishes one "issue" on a selected topic each month on its website, releasing one "chapter" each Thursday. Issue topics have included human uniqueness, time, uncertainty, genius, mergers & acquisitions, and feedback. Nautilus also publishes a print edition six times a year, and a daily blog called Facts So Romantic. It makes regular use of original commissioned illustration to accompany its stories. The headquarters is in New York, NY.
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Reception
In Nautilus' launch year (2013), it was cited as one of Library Journal's Ten Best New Magazines Launched; was named one of the World's Best-Designed news sites by the Society for News Design; received an honorary mention as one of RealClearScience's top science news sites; and received three awards from FOLIO: magazine.
In 2014, the magazine won a Webby Award for best science website and was nominated for two others; and had two stories selected to be included in 2014 edition of The Best American Science and Nature Writing.
In 2015, Nautilus won two National Magazine Awards (aka "Ellies"), for General Excellence (Literature, Science and Politics Magazines) and Best Website. It is the only magazine to have won multiple Ellies in its first year of eligibility.
Over a dozen Nautilus illustrations have been recognized by American Illustration, Spectrum, and the Society of Illustrators.
Contributors
Since the magazine's launch in April 2013, contributors have included scientists Peter Douglas Ward, Caleb Scharf, Gary Marcus, Robert Sapolsky, David Deutsch, Lisa Kaltenegger, Jim Davies (cognitive scientist), Laura Mersini-Houghton, Ian Tattersall, Max Tegmark, Julian Barbour, Scott Aaronson, Steve Hsu, Martin Rees, Helen Fisher (anthropologist) and Leonard Mlodinow; and writer/journalists Ayaan Hirsi Ali, Amir Aczel, Nicholas Carr, Carl Zimmer, B.J. Novak, Philip Ball, Kitty Ferguson, Jill Neimark, Alan Lightman, and Tom Vanderbilt.
Name
The word "nautilus" has a number of meanings that are referred to in the title of the magazine. "'The nautilus is so steeped in math and myth and story, from Verne to the Golden Mean to the spectacular sea creature itself,' [Nautilus publisher John] Steele said, 'that it seemed a fitting namesake for the idea of connecting and illuminating science.'"