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Saturday, May 25, 2024

This week’s top picks explore findings on weed and the body’s amazing bounce-back from nixing booze, rising hurricane season warnings ... and a new show’s alien body problem. Plus, George Floyd, Cleopatra, and a Nat Geo quiz (scroll down). Here’s the countdown …

A painting of Cleopatra dressed in white with a heavy shadow on her face her gaze looks off into the distance.

PHOTOGRAPH BY CHRISTIE’S IMAGES / BRIDGEMAN IMAGES

#10

The real story of Cleopatra (depicted, above)

#9

New dinosaur dug up (with even tinier arms than a T.Rex)

#8

New findings about your body on weed (even if you use it infrequently)

#7

Ticks are back with a vengeance. How to protect yourself. Plus: Bug repellents that work—if you use them correctly.

#6

Should you be concerned about your microwave?

#5

Why the world’s oldest sport is still one of the best exercises

#4

Uncharacteristically rough Atlantic hurricane season ahead, NOAA warns. What’s the cause?

#3

The last words of George Floyd

#2

Explained: The theory that aliens are here—but hiding from us

AND OUR #1 STORY

Silhouette of a woman with a city in the background.

PHOTOGRAPH BY VICTORIA JONES, PA IMAGES/GETTY IMAGES

Should you go sober? How long is long enough? Every year, millions of people join a collective effort to quit alcohol. Can it actually help your body? We ask experts what the value of going sober is, and how even a smalll change can make a big difference.

WHAT IN THE WORLD?

Statues of warriors fill pits in the ground

OLEKSIY MAKSYMENKO/ ALAMY/ CORDON PRESS

Emperor Qin’s terra-cotta warriors were one of archaeology’s greatest finds … but how did they even come to be? The thousands of clay soldiers fill the tomb of China’s first emperor. Before their discovery in 1974, what sat above these vast pits?

A. Millet and sorghum fields
B. Persimmons and pomegranate trees
C. Tract housing

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Go deeper: All about Emperor Qin’s terra-cotta army

Today’s soundtrack: Cleopatra, The Lumineers

Tomorrow: Do you run? Want to? Here’s how it helps—and what to watch out for.

This newsletter has been curated and edited by David Beard, Nancy San Martín, and Nishita Naga. Contributors include Alec Egamov, Amanda Williams-Bryant, Rita Spinks, and Susie Murphy. Thanks for reading!

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