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SHE WAS FOUND INNOCENT

Tuesday, September 12, 2023

In today’s newsletter, we dig into who actually killed Lizzie Borden’s parents, discover a spotless giraffe in the wild, read an excerpt of a new book on space exploration ... and dissect ancient chewing gum to meet this hunter gatherer.

Lizzie Borden's fate was a big story for the the illustrated Police News in 1893.

BOB THOMAS/POPPERFOTO/COLABORADOR

Was Lizzie Borden really an axe murderer?

Her jury didn't think so (above). The mystery of who killed her parents seems unsolved, but many firmly believe this Sunday school teacher committed the crime of the (19th) century—and escaped punishment.

Did she get away with murder? What’s our verdict now?

TRUE CRIME
TRUE VILLAIN?

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STORIES WE’RE FOLLOWING

A spotless giraffe, pictured in Namibia, was seen and photographed for the first time in the wild just weeks after another animal with this type of coloring was born at a U.S. zoo.

PHOTOGRAPH BY ECKART DEMASIUS AND GIRAFFE CONSERVATION FOUNDATION

Another rare spotless giraffe found—the first ever seen in the wild (pictured above)

How did this devastating quake in Morocco happen?

This metal is powering today's technology—at what price?

Phantom pregnancies? They’re very real—and very rare.

7 simple innovations that could save millions of mothers and babies

A new age for the purported Tomb of Jesus

How ancient DNA—from Neanderthals to the Black Plague—has transformed archaeology

These crystal lava shards are ‘four dimensional videos’ of a volcano’s underworld

Do you have chronic stress? Look for these signs.

Are you taking the wrong medications? You might be surprised.

Some call it 'nature's Ozempic.' Are the claims too good to be true?

IN THE SPOTLIGHT

On February 7, 1984, as part of a space shuttle Challenger mission, Bruce McCandless became the first astronaut to maneuver freely in space—without being tethered to a vehicle.

PHOTOGRAPH BY NASA

To infinity and beyond: “If you did not already know that Earth orbits the sun, and not the other way around, you would have a hard time discovering that truth for yourself,” writes Nat Geo Explorer Neil deGrasse Tyson and Lindsey Nyx Walker in their new book. Step into their orbit and go on a journey through the history of space exploration. (Pictured above, the first astronaut to maneuver freely in space.)

WHAT‘S OUT THERE?

PHOTO OF THE DAY

The Lascaux Cave in southwestern France preserves the artwork of Paleolithic painters who evoked on a grand scale the animals they knew nearly 20,000 years ago.

PHOTOGRAPH BY SISSE BRIMBERG

The stories of our ancestors: On this day in 1940, a boy and his dog were out exploring in southwestern France—only to discover the Lascaux Cave (above), filled with the artwork of Paleolithic painters who evoked on a grand scale the animals they knew nearly 20,000 years ago.

SEE MORE FINDINGS

LAST GLIMPSE

An artist's reconstruction of 'Lola,' who lived on an island in the Baltic Sea 5,700 years ago.

IMAGE BY TOM BJÖRKLUND

Ancient chewing gum: Lola (depicted above in an artistic reconstruction) chewed and spat out birch pitch 5,700 years ago. Scientists have used her preserved saliva to sequence the complete human genome of this ancient hunter gatherer. What did they discover?

SOMETHING TO CHEW ON

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Today’s soundtrack: Me gustan los estudiantes, Mercedes Sosa; Gracias a la vida, Violeta Parra

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