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Friday, October 20, 2023

In today’s newsletter, we uncover the real ‘Killers of the Flower Moon,’ show a stronger link between red meat consumption and diabetes, witness a giant dino fossil heist, unravel a cause of long COVID/memory loss ... and just hang on International Sloth Day.

A butcher cutting a side of beef into various cuts.

PHOTOGRAPH BY BRIAN FINKE C/O EVERYBODY SOMEBODY INC, NAT GEO IMAGE COLLECTION

The world isn’t beating diabetes. A new study shows a tightening tie between ingesting red meat and the disease.

What’s new? For one thing, people who eat just two servings of processed or unprocessed red meat per week have an increased risk of developing type 2 diabetes, the study says. [Note: red meat (above, for example) does not include turkey, chicken, or fish.]

But still ... just two servings?

HERE’S THE FULL STORY

Related:
—Where the world’s healthiest people live—and what they eat
—How to sneak more vegetables into your diet
—Which leafy greens are healthiest—and which might make you sick?

STORIES WE’RE FOLLOWING

This carving from dinosaur bone, priced at almost $50,000, was part of a recent seizure of thousands of pounds of fossils that had been illegally excavated from federal and state lands in Utah.

PHOTOGRAPH BY BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT

Massive dino fossil heist shut down by U.S. authorities (Above, a seized carving from dinosaur bone in Utah.)

New explanation emerges for long COVID and its brain fog

We thought we knew the secrets of Europe's bog bodies. We didn't.

Eek, there’s a bug in my luggage! Insects you'll meet while traveling, and how to avoid them.

It’s the leading killer of kids under 5. 40,000 Americans die every year from it. Why has pneumonia endured?

Why is it so hard for Bruce Willis and other dementia victims to get diagnosed?

These ‘zombie’ parasites mind-control their hosts

Researchers try to unravel cause of mysterious back-to-back quakes in Afghanistan

How sugar and fat affect your brain

IN THE SPOTLIGHT

Anna Kyle Brown, one of the first of more than 60 people murdered.

PHOTOGRAPH BY VINCE DILLION, OKLAHOMA HISTORICAL SOCIETY/ GETTY IMAGES

Killers of the Flower Moon: As the much-hyped Martin Scorsese-Leonardo DiCaprio movie hits U.S. theaters, we explore the true story of the murders of oil-rich members of the Osage Nation a century ago in Oklahoma. (Above, Anna Kyle Brown, one of the first of more than 60 people murdered.)

PHOTO OF THE DAY

Rescued two-toed sloths hanging from branches

PHOTOGRAPH BY JUAN ARREDONDO

In recognition of International Sloth Day, we thought we'd treat you to this heart-warming photograph of a pair of rescued two-toed sloths munching on apple slices at Fundación Aiunau, a rescue facility near Medellín, Colombia.

Founded in 1996, the facility takes care of sloths confiscated from poachers, found orphaned, or rescued from the pet trade. More than 300 sloths have been rehabilitated and released back to the wild. Sadly, three times as many haven’t survived.

Today’s soundtrack: simple times, Kacey Musgraves

Happy weekend! This newsletter has been curated and edited by Nancy San Martín, Cameron Peters, and David Beard. We’d love to hear from you: [email protected].

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