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HOW DID THEY DIE?
A CLUE EMERGES.

Thursday, June 1, 2023

In today’s newsletter, we revisit the bizarre deaths of hikers at Russia's Dyatlov Pass, explore a mysterious wildcat, forage for wild mushrooms... and investigate if a rare parasite strain can harm us.

Soviet investigators examine the tent belonging to the Dyatlov Pass expedition on February 26, 1959.

PHOTOGRAPH COURTESY OF THE DYATLOV MEMORIAL FOUNDATION

They were nine experienced hikers. Their bizarre deaths in Russia's rugged Dyatlov Pass reverberated worldwide. Their mysterious fate has inspired decades of theories involving UFOs, yetis, and Soviet authorities (shown investigating the hikers’s tent.)

In recent years, a plausible, but chilling, explanation is emerging, drawn from car crash experiments and animation used in the movie Frozen.

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STORIES WE’RE FOLLOWING

a wolf is reintroduced to the Gila Wilderness

PHOTOGRAPH BY KATIE ORLINSKY

What does it mean to be ’wild‘? We get a good idea inside the Gila Wilderness (Above, biologists administer vaccines to a Mexican wolf, being reintroduced to the region)

The keto diet could have serious health consequences. Here are the facts.

Catching a glimpse of one of the world’s most mysterious wildcats

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Is banning fishing bad for fishermen? Not in this marine reserve

Extremely rare strain of parasite is attacking sea otters—and could harm us

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Once devastated, these Pacific reefs have seen an amazing rebirth

IN THE SPOTLIGHT

A man forages for wild mushrooms

PHOTOGRAPH BY CHRISTIAN BEUTLER, KEYSTONE/REDUX

Finding your own food: From wild berries to mushrooms, you may be able to skip the grocery store and find your favorite produce in your backyard. But foraging safely is a must as lookalikes could lead to a poisonous plate. (Above, a man forages for wild mushrooms.)

HERE’S WHAT TO KNOW

LOVE IS ...

two dads play with their baby

PHOTOGRAPH BY TINO SORIANO, NAT GEO IMAGE COLLECTION

In rainbows: Eight years ago, the Supreme Court ruled that same-sex marriage is a right guaranteed by the Constitution. June is Pride Month, and celebrations range from big street events to lower-key family moments (pictured above, two fathers with their child).

SEE BEYOND MARRIAGE

LAST GLIMPSE

a dust storm

PHOTOGRAPH BY MICHAEL MELFORD, NAT GEO IMAGE COLLECTION

Destructive dust: As climate change intensifies, dust storms will, too—and the casualties along with them. But why are these storms becoming more frequent? Part of the reason is agriculture expansion and more extreme droughts. (Pictured above, a dust storm whipping through Joshua trees in California.)

WILL YOU BE PREPARED?

Today’s soundtrack: All I Need, Radiohead

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