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ADVENTURE, AWE, AND AGING

Tuesday, April 16, 2024

In today’s newsletter, we learn why outdoor adventure is critical for women as they age, what ground-level ozone means for your health ... and how a stranger's kindness changed the life of a Nobel Prize-winning scientist and our understanding of the universe.

Older woman, with a backpacking back pack, a light gray coat, and dark gray pants, happily trekking in the mountains of Ireland.

PHOTOGRAPH BY JAG IMAGES, GETTY IMAGES

Caroline Paul still hits the surf at 60, but has often wondered, when paddling out toward a wave, “Where are all the other older women?”

We asked the author of Tough Broad what her research has found for the rest of us to age well. We need awe, she writes. And adventure. Here’s why—and how to do it.

HOW TO BE BRAVE

Related: Three adventures to test your limits
Also: Nature really is good medicine. Science can explain why.
Also: How challenging yourself with weights can help

STORIES WE’RE FOLLOWING

light shines through the smoggy inversion layer trapped over the Salt Lake Valley

PHOTOGRAPH BY GEORGE FREY, GETTY IMAGES

Ground-level ozone is getting worse. Here’s what it means for your health.

Quiz: How much do you know about the octopus?

4 herbal traditions used every day, all over the world

112 years after it sank: What happened to the Titanic on that fateful night?

Mass grave found in Fiji sparks a mystery: Is it cannibalism or contagion? Experts may unearth the truth.

Who came up with Earth Day? (Free article)

Why your dog helps you relax more than your friends do

These are the best gifts for women who love travel and adventure

WHAT IN THE WORLD?

Portrait of Dr. Arno Penzias, astrophysicist at Bell Labs office February 20, 1985 in Murray Hill, New Jersey.

PHOTOGRAPH BY ARNOLD NEWMAN, VIA GETTY IMAGES

Saved from the Nazis: A kind stranger in New Jersey saved a Jewish kid from the Holocaust in Germany, and that kid grew up to be a Nobel Prize-winning scientist. What did Arno Penzias help develop?

A. The Density-Functional Theory
B. Stem cell breakthroughs
C. The Big Bang Theory
D. DNA gene editing

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WHERE IN THE WORLD?

Jungle swathes the eastern face of the Sigiriya rock, topped with the citadel built by King Kashyapa I in the late fifth century A.D. in central Sri Lanka

PHOTOGRAPH BY PHILIPPE MICHEL/ AGE FOTOSTOCK

The ‘Lion Fortress’ that was swallowed by the jungle: Known as Sigiriya, this massive fifth-century fortress was swallowed by a forest—a secret known only to the locals—until the 19th century. After British historians uncovered its astonishing buildings and frescoes, its rich history was revealed. Where is it?

A. Guyana
B. Myanmar
C. Sri Lanka
D. Venezuela

Today’s soundtrack: Pretty In Possible, Caroline Polachek

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