💡 Falling in Love with a Fly

What’s popular and new this week in Nautilus. [View in browser](| [Join Nautilus]( EDITORS' CHOICE Together with Did a friend forward this? [Subscribe here.]( Hello there Nautilus readers, and thanks for being here. This Sunday, we fall in love with a fly with My Octopus Teacher’s Craig Foster. Today’s popular stories probe a cosmic glitch in gravity and what boredom does to us. Plus, our latest stories spotlight a unique community of killer whales and the trick that gave us our long-lived continents. Be sure to check out your question of the day (on something you weren’t expecting to love) and today’s free story (on colliding black holes) below. Stay cool. —Brian Gallagher The latest from Nautilus [ZOOLOGY]( [Falling in Love with a Fly]( My Octopus Teacher’s Craig Foster considers the uncharismatic. BY CRAIG FOSTER It’s one thing to fall in love with creatures we consider regal, clever, or sweet, but what about those we’ve learned to swat away? [Continue reading →]( Popular This Week ASTRONOMY A Cosmic Glitch in Gravity Is gravity weaker over distances of billions of light-years? BY TOM METCALFE [Continue reading →]( PSYCHOLOGY What Boredom Does to You The science of the wandering mind. BY MANOUSH ZOMORODI [Continue reading →]( More from Nautilus [ZOOLOGY]( An A to Z of Hungry Killer Whales This unique community of orcas is starving to death. BY CATHERINE DENARDO [Continue reading →]( [ENVIRONMENT]( We Came from Lowly Mud How Earth’s habitable continents arose—and survived. BY MARCIA BJORNERUD [Continue reading →]( ADVERTISEMENT A Lush Organic Garden, Right On Your Countertop The [edn SmallGarden]( lets you grow your own herbs, flowers, and even vegetables right on your kitchen counter. No pesticides, no toxic chemicals, and no harmful bacteria. And with the [edn SmallGarden]( app monitoring the soil moisture and light, you don’t need a green thumb to keep them thriving. Each [edn SmallGarden]( grows up to 10 plants and you can buy a variety of replacements anytime you like. Pick one up and start growing today. [BUY ON AMAZON]( WE ARE CURIOUS TO KNOW... Ever fall in love with something you once didn’t like? Let us know! Reply to this newsletter with your response, briefly explaining your choice, and we’ll reveal the top answers. (This question was inspired by [“Falling in Love with a Fly.”]() Top Answer to Our Previous Question (On the Culture You Identify with Most) • Using the currently-accepted identification structure (origin-current), I call myself Italian-Argentine-American, in honor of the fact that my grandparents were all from Italy, my parents were born in Argentina, and I was born in the United States. It makes for a great conversation starter, and is more nuanced than just calling myself white. – Nick P. ADVERTISEMENT Hurry Up and Relax The [Peach Street Speed-Boil Electric Kettle]( boils water in under 3 minutes, so you can hurry up and relax with a hot cup of tea. [BUY ON AMAZON]( Your free story this Sunday! [ASTRONOMY]( Why It’s Hard for Black Holes to Get Together The universe’s greatest sinkholes have no trouble swallowing anything—except themselves. BY KATE BECKER [Continue reading for free→]( A Meditative Hike Through Forest Ecology There are singers, there are singer/songwriters, and then there are singer/songwriter/arborists. Or at least there’s one—Anna Mernieks, frontwoman of the folk rock band Beams. Anna put both her hypnotic voice and her Forest Conservation Science degree to good use reading Elena Kazamia’s [story]( “How Much Carbon Can a Tree Really Store?” about the future of forests as carbon sinks. You can now [watch]( and [listen]( as Anna takes you on a meditative journey through the science of forest ecology, backed by Beam’s songs “We Are Blood” and “The Thing Is” from their aptly titled album Requiem for a Planet. [WATCH]( [LISTEN]( 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, if you find our content valuable, consider [becoming a member]( to support our work, and inspire a friend to sign up for [the Nautilus newsletter](. [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( Copyright © 2024 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](