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Thursday, March 28, 2024

In today’s newsletter, with Easter around the corner, we find out what archaeology is telling us about Jesus, learn about Kate Middleton and ‘preventative chemotherapy’ … and remember the woman who changed photography forever.

Monk meditating in a small Coptic Orthodox chapel in the Church of the Holly Sepulchre

PHOTOGRAPH BY SIMON NORFOLK

Believers call him the Son of God. Skeptics say he is a legend. Both concede that Jesus is a historical figure, from Gospels and scholarly works alone. And both sides are seeking archaeologists to unearth more details about his life, apart from the Gospels and scholarly works. (Pictured above, a Coptic Orthodox chapel in the church of the Holy Sepulchre.)

Nat Geo journalist and archaeologist Kristin Romey walked in the footsteps of the historical Jesus for insight. Here’s what she found.

Related: Is this the tomb of Jesus?
Also: The mystery of the final days in Jerusalem
And: How Holy Week unites Guatemala

STORIES WE’RE FOLLOWING

Male pharmacist injecting doxorubicin into an intravenous (IV) drip bag in the cytotoxic unit of a hospital cancer ward

PHOTOGRAPH BY COLIN CUTHBERT, SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY

Kate Middleton is being treated with it. What is ‘preventative chemo’? (Pictured above, filling an IV drip.)

Did Noah have two of every animal? The Bible only mentions a raven and a dove. How history filled in the gaps.

Colon cancer keeps rising among young adults. Here are signs to watch for.

The biggest worries engineers have about U.S. infrastructure (Free article)

Don't trash the peels! They’re the healthiest part of these fruits and veggies.

Do you smoke weed recreationally? Here's what experts want you to know.

The world’s most primitive fish (Free article)

What the early peak bloom of this year’s cherry blossoms is warning us about (Free article)

How U.S. abortion laws went from nonexistent to acrimonious

A history of our reverence for the moon: How people viewed it before space travel

WHAT IN THE WORLD?

Test photograph of Meroe Marston Morse taken by a Polaroid laboratory staff ca. 1940's

POLAROID CORPORATION RECORDS, BAKER LIBRARY, HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL

Pioneering photography: She made Polaroid cameras the staple they are today for photographers around the world. But few know about Meroë Marston Morse (pictured above) and her contributions, in what was then an industry typically led by men. Nat Geo’s David Barreda highlights Morse’s vital role.

Today’s soundtrack: Show Some Respect, Tina Turner

We hope this newsletter brightened your Thursday! It was curated and edited by Nancy San Martin, Nishita Naga, and David Beard. Know someone who might want our newsletter in their inbox? Here’s the signup. See you tomorrow!

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