Your Weekly Escape: The enduring mystery of Nefertiti

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BPK/SCALA, FLORENCE Nefertiti was more than just a pretty face Her name means "the beautiful one has come." And while we know plenty about her husband, Pharaoh Akhenaten, we know much less about the iconic beauty immortalized in what may be the most famous relic of antiquity. Now, Egyptologists are exploring other dimensions of her life, including her role as powerbroker—and what happened to her after her husband's death. SUBSCRIBER EXCLUSIVE

PHOTOGRAPH BY ASSOCIATED PRESS The prince, the mayor, and the U.S. fish that ate Japan When Crown Prince Akihito visited Chicago in 1960, the 26-year-old future emperor and passionate ichthyologist left with an innocent gift—18 bluegills. What no one guessed then was that the gift would lead to a decades-long ecological crisis that Japanese scientists are just now close to solving. THE INVASION

PHOTOGRAPH BY DAVID GUTTENFELDER, NAT GEO IMAGE COLLECTION DNA is upending popular myths about the genetic roots of Vikings Despite ancient sagas that celebrate seafaring adventurers with complex lineages, there remains a persistent, and pernicious, modern myth that Vikings were a distinctive ethnic or regional group of people with a "pure" genetic bloodline. Now, DNA is revealing the true genetic diversity of the people we call Vikings. THE GENETIC DATA

PHOTOGRAPH BY NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY SMITH COLLECTION, GADO/GETTY IMAGES How did one radical religious sect have such an outsize impact on American culture? The Shakers arrived in New York City in the 1700s—and very soon rumors about them abounded: They were austere, cult-like, eschewed technology, and had an unsustainable celibate lifestyle. It's no wonder that even at their peak, the group remained small. Still, they managed to have an "enduring influence." EXPLORING THEIR INFLUENCE

PHOTOGRAPHS BY CHARLES FRÉGER These vibrant photos show the Caribbean's ritual of rebellion For some, Carnival season means body-baring excess, bead throwing, and a raucous free-for-all where debauchery and excessive drinking are encouraged. But in parts of the Caribbean, it's an artistic space, a public bullhorn, an unapologetic expression of cultural identity and empowerment by descendants of enslaved Africans. See more amazing photography here. SUBSCRIBER EXCLUSIVE

The devil, of course, is bad in a Roman Catholic or European context. But during Carnival, he's usually the impish spirit who's needed to balance out the world and shake things up. Jacqueline Charles, writer From: These vibrant photos show the Caribbean's ritual of rebellion

PHOTOGRAPH BY ROBBIE SHONE This subterranean fish—the largest cave fish ever found—may still be evolving They live in a world of permanent darkness and scant food—which is why many of them tend to be only a few inches in length. But this one, found in India, is much bigger and may be a new species still in the process of losing its eyes. HOW DO THEY SURVIVE?

ILLUSTRATION BY VICTOR LESHYK Did tyrannosaurs live in groups? A newly revealed fossil site contained the jumbled remains of multiple tyrannosaurs—all of which seemed to have died in the same place, at the same time. Could that mean they congregated in social groups—or even hunted as packs? LIKE A PACK OF WOLVES?

MORE GREAT READS A 2,700-year-old figurine revives a weighty mystery (New York Times)  ›› The socialite and the assassination plot, in occupied Shanghai (Atlas Obscura)  ››

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