Friday, October 11, 2024

This week’s Top 10 unveils a chilling Everest discovery; examines an alarming rise in strokes, finds little-known women ‘conquistadors’ ... and delves into the last Edgar Allan Poe mystery. Plus: See the Comet of the Year, test your knowledge on Europe’s ‘Yellowstone’.

It’s already America’s No. 5 killer: Why are the number of strokes rising so fast ... and why are they rising among the young? Sure, environmental factors or obesity may play a role, but the biggest cause is the same all over the world.

Related: How stressed are you? Take this brief test to find out. 

Europe’s Yellowstone? Conservationists are embarking on a bold plan to protect one of the continent’s last stretches of wilderness and are banking on sustainable tourism to help. Where exactly is this?

A. Finland
B. Poland
C. Romania
D. Slovakia 

Related: Listen to a Nat Geo soundscape from national parks 

Today’s Soundtrack: Long, Long Way From Home, Foreigner

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