WASHINGTON (CN) – Noting that “hundreds of thousands” of nautilus shells are traded yearly, the National Marine Fisheries Service has proposed the chambered nautilus for Endangered Species Act listing ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio — Dutch merchants sailing back and forth to Indonesia in the 17th century to monopolize European trade in nutmeg, mace and cloves, were also delighted to bring home large, flawless ...

WASHINGTON— The National Marine Fisheries Service proposed Endangered Species Act protection today for the chambered nautilus, which is threatened with extinction due to overharvesting for the ...

The nested chambers seen inside this prototype electric water kettle by designer Guillian Graves are 3D-printed, their geometry inspired by nautilus shells—giving the project its name, Nautile. The ...

Although its name and likeness are ubiquitous, very little is actually known about the nautilus, a sea creature distinguished by its hallmark spiral-shaped shell. However, three new species of ...

Beams of light that can be guided into corkscrew-like shapes called optical vortices are used today in a range of applications. Pushing the limits of structured light, Harvard applied physicists in ...