This week’s Discovery newsletter explores a better way to add protein, considers giving Junior a beer ... and discovers an optimum way to wake up. Plus, the world’s biggest iceberg is on the move.

PHOTOGRAPH BY REBECCA HALE, NGM STAFF 

Protein without meat? You don’t need to give up steaks entirely. But mounting evidence shows that a diet that incorporates more plant-based protein has a surprisingly large number of benefits for your health. Like what? 

Related: The unexpected benefits of a dense bean salad

PHOTOGRAPH BY VLADIMIR SOTNICHENKO/ALAMY STOCK PHOTO 

Related: Inside a real bug’s life in love—and murder

PHOTOGRAPHER ANDREW MILLER, CAPTURE NORTH STUDIOS 

Collison course: An enormous iceberg is on the move, drifting toward a remote (and slightly smaller) island in the South Atlantic. How big is this iceberg? The size of:  

A. Hong Kong
B. Singapore
C. Rhode Island
D. Wales

Today’s Soundtrack: Día de Enero (Day in January), Shakira

Today’s newsletter was edited and curated by David Beard and produced by Alisher Egamov. Sign up here to get tomorrow’s Top Ten stories of the week or catch Sunday’s Photo of The Week.