Inside: Mediterranean monasteries; a stunning arctic fox; ‘Black is Beautiful’
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Where might be one of the earliest markers of dementia? Look to the eye—specifically, the inner layer of the retina, particularly in the periphery, the region furthest from the center of the eye (above, a digital retinal scan of a human eye).
A new study focused on the area, the only part of the central nervous system that you can see directly in a living person. The study advances attempts to detect dementia early, when there is a better chance to slow cognitive impairment. What did it find? How will it help early treatment?
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 | | PHOTOGRAPH BY STEFANO UNTERTHINER | | Too hot too fast: Photographer Stefano Unterthiner spent a year documenting wildlife in Svalbard, a Norwegian archipelago in the Arctic Ocean, the fastest-warming place on earth. Finding geese, fox, reindeer, and bears, he fears most species won't be able to evolve with the rapid climate changes. (Above, an arctic fox looks for scraps on a reindeer carcass.)
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 | | PHOTOGRAPH BY KWAME BRATHWAITE | | A life remembered: Renowned photographer Kwame Brathwaite created movements, most notably ‘Black is Beautiful.’ He photographed Muhammad Ali, Nelson Mandela, his children, his wife (pictured above). No matter the subject, “the spirit of joy prevails in the frame,” writes Brathwaite's son for Nat Geo. Brathwaite died at age 85. See what he saw during his career.
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