Nautilus
Science Connected.
Editorial Mission
Nautilus a new kind of science magazine. We are here to tell you about science and its endless connections to our lives. With rich storytelling and sumptuous hand-drawn illustrations, we connect tackle one mind-expanding topic on the time. Every month on our website, nautil.us, we weave together stories from science, philosophy and fiction in ways you've never seen before. And every three months we combine the best of our web content with new in-depth features to produce the most desirable object in all of science publishing: the Nautilus Quarterly. Nautilus gives its readers choice. Essays, investigative reports, interviews, first-person narratives, fiction, and collaborations; our readers find what they are looking for at Nautilus, and see a world more interconnected than they imagined. Unique, literary, visual, diverse, engaging, Nautilus reminds us why we care about science.
Science Connected.
ONLINE Published weekly. Daily updates. Thought provoking, stimulating articles and artwork drives engagement
Nautilus Quarterly Magazine The most successful science magazine launch in a decade. Award winning articles and artwork.
AWARDS
2014: Webby Award for Best General Website: Science 2013: Webby Award Honoree for Best Home/Welcome Page
2014: Best Standalone Digital Consumer Magazine, Best Design for Consumer Magazine under 250,000 Circulation 2013: Best Consumer Website, Site Design, and Full Issue
2013: Ten Best New Magazines Launched in 2013
2013: Best Designed News Site and App
2013: Merit Award for User Experience Design
2014: The Best American Science and Nature Writing
2014: Third Place for Environment Journalism
PRESS
Nautilus stands apart from other science news media
An heir to glossy monthly science magazines from the 70s and 80s. Dennis Overbye characterized Nautilus as the heir to “a wave of glossy monthly science magazines started in the late 1970s and early ‘80s, fueled by the belief that curiosity about the universe was not only part of the good life but a necessity in a democratic society facing decisions about nuclear energy, medicine, the space program and the arms race.” –New York Times
“Innovative, classy and informative” “As far as science journalism goes, Nautilus Magazine is the new kid on the block. But though it was just launched in May, the online magazine has differentiated itself with an innovative and classy look, as well as with informative, long-form stories.”
“A multi-course meal for the mind” “[Nautilus has an] approach and a design aesthetic that is more literary salon than lab bench. Instead of packaging science in bite-sized chunks like media fast food, Nautilus aims at something like a multi-course meal for the mind by exploring a single theme every month.”
2014
Hello
7,000,000 Visits
65,000 Followers
9,000,000 Pageviews
16,000 Followers
4,500,000 Unique Visitors
12,000 eNewsletter Subscribers
AUDIENCE
Monthly Site Metrics 650,000 Unique Visitors 900,000 Visits 1,200,000 Page Views
Magazine Circulation
Traffic data via Google Analytics
6,000 combined paid circulation and through bookstores and newsstands
Why do you read Nautilus? Nautilus Readers: Engaged & Passionate
To keep informed and inspired. I read Nautilus because I like to be amazed. Frankly, it’s smarter than most published pieces (Discover, PopSci, etc.) and it’s much more detailed. Up through the Renaissance and the Enlightenment, all areas of study existed under the moniker of philosophy, including natural science. Nowadays, science writing has lost its sense of story because the straight facts have no room for wonder and awe, supposedly. Nautilus successfully blends story back into science, and it’s wonderful to be a witness to that. In-depth, well written, leading voices, diversity in opinions. Nautilus is the best mixture of science and storytelling. Most distinct features of Nautilus is aesthetic appearance (both web and in print)
Nautilus 2014 audience survey
Much more thought provoking, better storytelling, outstanding design. Visually stunning and surprising. Insightful and complex explanations. It’s very in-depth and brings together disparate ideas. It’s edgy and digs deeper than other media.
How does Nautilus compare to other media you read ? Nautilus Readers: Engaged & Passionate
No other content producer, be it news or otherwise, exists in that precarious balance between science, philosophy, and art/aesthetics. Nautilus doesn’t sacrifice any of the three for the sake of that balance —all facets are fantastic. Furthermore, every article I read makes me more curious about the world and humanity’s role within it. I’d say any publication that can do that is worth its salt. Wonder and curiosity… A touch of wit. Informative, innovative, topical, beautifully designed non-fiction. Like RadioLab (pre-2013, I guess). Plus the authors all seem to be wildly curious about the subjects of their articles. More original, thought provoking articles, clustered around themes.
Nautilus 2014 audience survey
Insightful and complex explanations. It’s very in-depth and brings together disparate ideas. Extremely interesting, thought provoking, cutting edge information otherwise unavailable in other magazines/media outlets Articles don’t need to rehash introductory information. To learn, to explore, and to feed a growing curiosity about the world we inhabit/create. I am drawn in by the art, then stay for the science. It stimulates my brain.
A Reliable Science Source When polled, 70% of readers included Nautilus in their top five most-trusted science sources
Nautilus Nature Scientific American New York Times Science Science New Scientist NOVA Discover Aeon Edge Science Daily
Nautilus 2014 audience survey
Science News LiveScience PopSci Science Direct Buzzfeed Science 0%
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What our readers like to do Our readers are curious and active, attending a wide range of events each year
Museums Travel Lectures Movies Art galleries Concerts Exercise and sports Watch television Theater Education classes Webinars Gardening Craft beer or wine tastings Sports Events
Nautilus 2014 audience survey
Video games Meet-ups Virtual Conferences Multi-player online games Online town-hall type meetings 0%
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Award Winning Authors 1
1 Justin Nobel Best American Science Writing 2014 (for Nautilus article)
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2 Corey S. Powell Best American Science Writing 2014 (for Nautilus article) 3
3 Yu Hua James Joyce Award
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4 Philip Ball Aventis Prize for Science Books, Sally Hacker Prize, Association of American Publishers Award for best new book in chemistry, Association of British Science Writers Award for best communication of science in a non-science context 5
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5 Jessica Seigel Chicago Tribune Jones-Beck Award, American Society of Journalists and Authors Outstanding Article Award (two times), Newswomen’s Club of New York Front Page Award
6 John Grant Hugo Award (two), World Fantasy Award, Locus Award 7
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7 Cynthia Graber 2014 International Physics Journalism Prize, American Association for the Advancement of Science’s Pinnacle of Excellence Award, Award for In-Depth Reporting, Society of Environmental Journalists (second place)
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8 Chelsea Wald Award for Outstanding Feature, Society of Environmental Journalists (third place)
9 Aayan Hirsi Ali Anisfield-Wolf Book Award
10 David Ewing Deutsch Magazine Story of the Year Award from the American Association for the Advancement of Science 11
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11 Robert Sapolsky MacArthur genius fellowship, one of his books was nominated for Los Angeles Times Book Award
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12 David Deutsch Institute of Physics’ Paul Dirac Prize and Medal, International Award on Quantum Communication, Edge of Computation Science Prize
13 Emily Anthes AAAS/Subaru SB&F Prize for Excellence in Science Writing 14 Mary Ellen Hannibal National Society of Science Writers, Science and Society Award Best American Science Writing (non-Nautilus article)
Award Winning Illustrators
American Illustration Six selections including: Jonathon Rosen, Chris Buzelli, Yuko Simizu, Ellen Weinstein Society of Illustrators Five selections including: Jon Han, Gerard DuBois, Angie Wang
For media and sponsorship opportunities please contact: Nautilus Attn: John Steele 500 Seventh Ave Suite 12A New York, NY 10018 [email protected] 212 2213870
Editorial Mission
Nautilus a new kind of science magazine. We are here to tell you about science and its endless connections to our lives. With rich storytelling and sumptuous hand-drawn illustrations, we connect tackle one mind-expanding topic on the time. Every month on our website, nautil.us, we weave together stories from science, philosophy and fiction in ways you've never seen before. And every three months we combine the best of our web content with new in-depth features to produce the most desirable object in all of science publishing: the Nautilus Quarterly. Nautilus gives its readers choice. Essays, investigative reports, interviews, first-person narratives, fiction, and collaborations; our readers find what they are looking for at Nautilus, and see a world more interconnected than they imagined. Unique, literary, visual, diverse, engaging, Nautilus reminds us why we care about science.
Science Connected.
ONLINE Published weekly. Daily updates. Thought provoking, stimulating articles and artwork drives engagement
Nautilus Quarterly Magazine The most successful science magazine launch in a decade. Award winning articles and artwork.
AWARDS
2014: Webby Award for Best General Website: Science 2013: Webby Award Honoree for Best Home/Welcome Page
2014: Best Standalone Digital Consumer Magazine, Best Design for Consumer Magazine under 250,000 Circulation 2013: Best Consumer Website, Site Design, and Full Issue
2013: Ten Best New Magazines Launched in 2013
2013: Best Designed News Site and App
2013: Merit Award for User Experience Design
2014: The Best American Science and Nature Writing
2014: Third Place for Environment Journalism
PRESS
Nautilus stands apart from other science news media
An heir to glossy monthly science magazines from the 70s and 80s. Dennis Overbye characterized Nautilus as the heir to “a wave of glossy monthly science magazines started in the late 1970s and early ‘80s, fueled by the belief that curiosity about the universe was not only part of the good life but a necessity in a democratic society facing decisions about nuclear energy, medicine, the space program and the arms race.” –New York Times
“Innovative, classy and informative” “As far as science journalism goes, Nautilus Magazine is the new kid on the block. But though it was just launched in May, the online magazine has differentiated itself with an innovative and classy look, as well as with informative, long-form stories.”
“A multi-course meal for the mind” “[Nautilus has an] approach and a design aesthetic that is more literary salon than lab bench. Instead of packaging science in bite-sized chunks like media fast food, Nautilus aims at something like a multi-course meal for the mind by exploring a single theme every month.”
2014
Hello
7,000,000 Visits
65,000 Followers
9,000,000 Pageviews
16,000 Followers
4,500,000 Unique Visitors
12,000 eNewsletter Subscribers
AUDIENCE
Monthly Site Metrics 650,000 Unique Visitors 900,000 Visits 1,200,000 Page Views
Magazine Circulation
Traffic data via Google Analytics
6,000 combined paid circulation and through bookstores and newsstands
Why do you read Nautilus? Nautilus Readers: Engaged & Passionate
To keep informed and inspired. I read Nautilus because I like to be amazed. Frankly, it’s smarter than most published pieces (Discover, PopSci, etc.) and it’s much more detailed. Up through the Renaissance and the Enlightenment, all areas of study existed under the moniker of philosophy, including natural science. Nowadays, science writing has lost its sense of story because the straight facts have no room for wonder and awe, supposedly. Nautilus successfully blends story back into science, and it’s wonderful to be a witness to that. In-depth, well written, leading voices, diversity in opinions. Nautilus is the best mixture of science and storytelling. Most distinct features of Nautilus is aesthetic appearance (both web and in print)
Nautilus 2014 audience survey
Much more thought provoking, better storytelling, outstanding design. Visually stunning and surprising. Insightful and complex explanations. It’s very in-depth and brings together disparate ideas. It’s edgy and digs deeper than other media.
How does Nautilus compare to other media you read ? Nautilus Readers: Engaged & Passionate
No other content producer, be it news or otherwise, exists in that precarious balance between science, philosophy, and art/aesthetics. Nautilus doesn’t sacrifice any of the three for the sake of that balance —all facets are fantastic. Furthermore, every article I read makes me more curious about the world and humanity’s role within it. I’d say any publication that can do that is worth its salt. Wonder and curiosity… A touch of wit. Informative, innovative, topical, beautifully designed non-fiction. Like RadioLab (pre-2013, I guess). Plus the authors all seem to be wildly curious about the subjects of their articles. More original, thought provoking articles, clustered around themes.
Nautilus 2014 audience survey
Insightful and complex explanations. It’s very in-depth and brings together disparate ideas. Extremely interesting, thought provoking, cutting edge information otherwise unavailable in other magazines/media outlets Articles don’t need to rehash introductory information. To learn, to explore, and to feed a growing curiosity about the world we inhabit/create. I am drawn in by the art, then stay for the science. It stimulates my brain.
A Reliable Science Source When polled, 70% of readers included Nautilus in their top five most-trusted science sources
Nautilus Nature Scientific American New York Times Science Science New Scientist NOVA Discover Aeon Edge Science Daily
Nautilus 2014 audience survey
Science News LiveScience PopSci Science Direct Buzzfeed Science 0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
What our readers like to do Our readers are curious and active, attending a wide range of events each year
Museums Travel Lectures Movies Art galleries Concerts Exercise and sports Watch television Theater Education classes Webinars Gardening Craft beer or wine tastings Sports Events
Nautilus 2014 audience survey
Video games Meet-ups Virtual Conferences Multi-player online games Online town-hall type meetings 0%
10%
20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80%
Award Winning Authors 1
1 Justin Nobel Best American Science Writing 2014 (for Nautilus article)
2
2 Corey S. Powell Best American Science Writing 2014 (for Nautilus article) 3
3 Yu Hua James Joyce Award
4
4 Philip Ball Aventis Prize for Science Books, Sally Hacker Prize, Association of American Publishers Award for best new book in chemistry, Association of British Science Writers Award for best communication of science in a non-science context 5
6
5 Jessica Seigel Chicago Tribune Jones-Beck Award, American Society of Journalists and Authors Outstanding Article Award (two times), Newswomen’s Club of New York Front Page Award
6 John Grant Hugo Award (two), World Fantasy Award, Locus Award 7
8
7 Cynthia Graber 2014 International Physics Journalism Prize, American Association for the Advancement of Science’s Pinnacle of Excellence Award, Award for In-Depth Reporting, Society of Environmental Journalists (second place)
9
10
8 Chelsea Wald Award for Outstanding Feature, Society of Environmental Journalists (third place)
9 Aayan Hirsi Ali Anisfield-Wolf Book Award
10 David Ewing Deutsch Magazine Story of the Year Award from the American Association for the Advancement of Science 11
12
11 Robert Sapolsky MacArthur genius fellowship, one of his books was nominated for Los Angeles Times Book Award
13
14
12 David Deutsch Institute of Physics’ Paul Dirac Prize and Medal, International Award on Quantum Communication, Edge of Computation Science Prize
13 Emily Anthes AAAS/Subaru SB&F Prize for Excellence in Science Writing 14 Mary Ellen Hannibal National Society of Science Writers, Science and Society Award Best American Science Writing (non-Nautilus article)
Award Winning Illustrators
American Illustration Six selections including: Jonathon Rosen, Chris Buzelli, Yuko Simizu, Ellen Weinstein Society of Illustrators Five selections including: Jon Han, Gerard DuBois, Angie Wang
For media and sponsorship opportunities please contact: Nautilus Attn: John Steele 500 Seventh Ave Suite 12A New York, NY 10018 [email protected] 212 2213870
