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IS THE WORLD FINALLY CATCHING UP?

Wednesday, January 17, 2024

In today’s newsletter, we cover a doubling of ADHD diagnoses among women in just two years, compare male and female animal evolution, see stunning photos of glass ... and learn the truth behind our fear of spiders.

A woman works at a desk

PHOTOGRAPH BY MASKOT, GETTY IMAGES

Let the doctor’s excuses begin. It’s different for girls.

Yes, girls and women display this well-known disorder differently. Yet diagnoses doubled from 2020 to 2022—in women. Do you or anyone you know suspect that they have it?

HERE'S WHAT WE KNOW

STORIES WE’RE FOLLOWING

Young bighorns stand on a cliff

PHOTOGRAPH BY TOM MURPHY, NAT GEO IMAGE COLLECTION

As male animals evolve to have better weapons, females develop bigger brains (Above, three young bighorn sheep.)

An intact Viking ship burial held riches—and a surprising mystery

These lifelike mummy faces are thousands of years old

Was he a seer or a demon? Could he defeat death? Here's how Rasputin finally perished.

The strange and surprising history of Claddagh rings

Seeing the cosmos from Chile's renowned observatory

Want to eat more veggies in 2024? Read this.

How being organized actually improves your state of mind

See the U.S. fertility rate shift lower—and parents become older

Why climate change is real—even when the temperatures turn frigid

PHOTO OF THE DAY

A close up of translucent eggs floating in water

PHOTOGRAPH BY TRISTAN SPINSKI

Puddling with life: Vernal pools (above) are are small bodies of ephemeral waters just a few feet deep, formed in depressions after snowmelt or spring rains. They're also teeming with life. What creature did these eggs, found in one such pool in Maine, come from?

A. Fairy shrimp
B. Wood frog
C. Spotted salamander
D. Ringed bog haunter

CLICK TO FIND OUT

IN THE SPOTLIGHT

Left: A worker cuts a highly pure glass called E6 into blocks. Produced using a century-old process, the glass will eventually be shipped to scientists at the University of Arizona in Tucson and used to craft the Giant Magellan Telescope. Right: Blocks of E6 are inspected for imperfections with a polarizing lens.

PHOTOGRAPHS BY CHRISTOPHER PAYNE

Adapting glass for the future: Some of the world’s purest optical glass (at left) is being cut using a century-old process for a giant space telescope. A modern polarizing lens (at right) is inspecting the glass for imperfections. Nat Geo looks at the next phase for one of our earliest tools.

LAST GLIMPSE

A jumping spider

PHOTOGRAPH BY ISABELLE BETANCOURT

Are spiders really attracted to your body cream? The answer is no. In fact, spiders (pictured above, a jumping spider from the family Salticidae) want nothing to do with us. It's just one of many misconceptions—including that they come into our houses through drains, or crawl into our mouths while sleeping—that make so many people fearful. Here's everything you need to know.

Related: A mesmerizing look at nature's eight-legged wonders

SPIDER MYTH MADNESS

Today’s soundtrack: It’s Different For Girls, Joe Jackson

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