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FEELING BAD AFTER THE COVID SHOT? THAT’S A GOOD THING.

Saturday, October 14, 2023

In today’s newsletter, we discover why a dementia diagnosis is so tricky, learn that feeling bad after a COVID shot is actually good, witness the unraveling of ancient scrolls ... and see how one Belgian queen’s dream exploded.

Roman women in a 4th-century A.D. mosaic from Sicily exercise while wearing an amictorium, a ancient bikini-type linen garment that bound the breasts. Scholars are divided on whether Greek and Roman women wore bra-like garments for support, style, or both.

PHOTOGRAPH BY KOEN VAN WEEL, ANP/REDUX

Your arm is sore. You feel a little loopy.

Are aches and chills after a COVID shot a bad thing? Researchers say it's good—showing the vaccine (shown above) against the deadly disease is doing it’s job.

What if you don’t have effects? Not to worry, researchers say.

FEELING CRAPPY? GOOD!

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STORIES WE’RE FOLLOWING

Denmark’s Jelling Stones were inscribed a millennia ago by father-son Viking kings. The larger Jelling Stone, shown here, was erected by king Harald Bluetooth and mentions his mother, Thyra, as well as the country’s conversion from Norse paganism to Christianity in A.D. 965. As a result, it’s been called “Denmark’s birth certificate” and a drawing from it adorns the Danish passport.

PHOTOGRAPH BY ROBERTO FORTUNA, NATIONAL MUSEUM OF DENMARK

'Denmark’s salvation'? Runestones hint at Viking queen’s power (Above, a stone often called Denmark’s birth certificate for its origin story.)

For Bruce Willis and others, dementia can be tricky to diagnose. Here’s why.

The best wildlife photographs of the year

Haunted Appalachia? These ancient mountains witnessed the birth of man and monster

A daily aspirin could do more harm than good

She was the last person imprisoned under Britain’s witchcraft law

Earth is a geological oddball in our solar system. This is why.

How wildfire smoke infiltrates your home—and how to get rid of it

WHERE IN THE WORLD?

A composite image showing many albatrosses roosting by the sea in Steeple Jason, Falkland Islands.

PHOTOGRAPH BY STEPHEN WILKES, COURTESY OF THE WILDLIFE CONSERVATION SOCIETY

Bird's eye view: Today, for World Migratory Bird Day, we follow the epic journeys of migratory birds, see what they endure as they fly thousands of miles—and learn how humans and climate change are making it tougher for them. Photographer and Nat Geo Explorer Stephen Wilkes took 926 photos in 26 hours, using about 80 to make this image of albatrosses. Where is it?

A. Easter Island
B. Patagonia
C. The Falklands/Malvinas
D. The Faroe Islands

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Related: Tracking animal migration to the ends of the earth

IN THE SPOTLIGHT

A PET san is one technique used to identify dementia

PHOTOGRAPH BY MASSIMO BREGA, SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY

It’s not easy to diagnose: People had to have known that something was up with Bruce Willis and others entering into dementia. But some patients are adept at hiding shortcomings, and often doctors can’t easily pin it down. (Above, a
positron emission toography (PET) scan, one method of detection,)

Related: What is sundowning?
Related: Want to keep your memory sharp? Here’s what science recommends.

CAN IT GET EASIER?

LAST GLIMPSE

She was a Belgian princess, married off to a royal who would become the emperor of Mexico.

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‘Poor’ Carlota: She was a Belgian princess, married off to a royal who would become the emperor of Mexico. And that’s where the troubles began. (Pictured above, Empress Carlota in 1865.)

A DOOMED THRONE

Today’s soundtrack: Matador, Los Fabulosos Cadillacs

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