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THEY GET BETTER WITH AGE

Friday, December 1, 2023

In today’s newsletter, we find an animal that gets stronger in its 80s and 90s, investigate if a British king was a child murderer ... and discover a penguin that can nap AND watch the kids. Plus, Denzel Washington’s page from history; the hunt for the real Jesus.

Two buffalofish on a black background

PHOTOGRAPH BY JOEL SARTORE, NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC PHOTO ARK

Imagine living your best lives into the upper 80s or 90s, with better stress response and immune protection than in younger years.

We're just now finding these characteristics—in a fish living in the American Southwest.

A fish? Yes, the bigmouth buffalofish (above), which holds tantalizing clues to aging.

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STORIES WE’RE FOLLOWING

The northern lights above a mountain range on Iceland's south coast. Vik, Southern Region, Iceland.

PHOTOGRAPH BY BEN HORTON, NAT GEO IMAGE COLLECTION

Why this may be the best season ever for spotting auroras (Above, the northern lights over a mountain range in Iceland.)

What archaeologists can tell us about the real Jesus

How the parents of Jesus got together

What is frozen shoulder? And why do so many people have it?

How we should really be using castor oil

Denzel Washington will be playing him in a movie. But who was Hannibal?

The Viking origins of your Bluetooth devices

She uncovered the remains of King Richard III. Now she investigates if he killed two young princes to grab the English throne.

See our stunning Pictures of the Year

How this nation chooses its best and brightest Christmas trees

PHOTO OF THE DAY

Cowboy Santa mounts up to deliver candy to children in this Texas town

PHOTOGRAPH BY JESSE RIESER

Where’s Rudolph? In some places, Santa skips the sleigh. In California, he can be seen riding a surfboard. In this Texas Hill Country town (above), he opts for typical cowboy transportation. And he carries an umbrella, too. This image is part of a Nat Geo feature on new holiday traditions.

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LAST GLIMPSE

A chinstrap penguin tends to chicks at Baily Head, South Shetland Islands, Antarctica.

PHOTOGRAPH BY ACACIA JOHNSON, NAT GEO IMAGE COLLECTION

Nappers extraordinaire: When nesting, these chinstrap penguins take four-second-long “microsleeps,” a strategy that allows parents to keep constant watch over vulnerable eggs and chicks (above, on Antarctica’s South Shetland Islands.)

READ BEFORE NAPPING

Today’s soundtrack: Eyes on You, Nicky Youre

Coming tomorrow: We’re heading to the Arctic—and the real ‘Murder at the End of the World’

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