Steps to maintain memory; bug repellants that work; top summer trips; remembering a legendary photographer
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| | The torrential rains wouldn’t stop. The crops faced ruin; the people starvation.
The desperate people appealed to the gods—and offered their very future to make the rain stop. Researchers have only found out the scope of the sacrifice in recent years. (Above, a trace of the horror is unearthed in an ancient community in present-day Peru.)
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Sacrifice: The suffering unearthed at Pampa la Cruz has heightened concerns among researchers about the modern-day effects of El Niño. Read more. | | | |
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| Exercise and brain power: Misplaced something or can't remember what you were going to say? Don't worry. We can tweak our recall ability through lifestyle choices, including weightlifting (as seen above.) Find out what more you can do to keep your memory sharp.
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 | PHOTOGRAPH BY CARY WOLINSKY
| | R.I.P. Cary Wolinsky: The former Nat Geo photographer, who died of a heart attack, had a rare ability to tease out a compelling image from an abstract story. He couldn’t stress enough the importance of being patient, of not saying ‘I’ve got it’ after a quick glance—and sticking around for the perfect image. Example: This half-shorn sheep (above) was the 30th he’d photographed to illustrate the depth of a season of wool. Here’s his story for us on patience.
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 | | PHOTOGRAPH BY GETTY IMAGES | | Our secret weapon: Curly hair helped human ancestors. It protected the scalp against broiling heat, and may have allowed human brains to expand. A new study—involving a mannequin wearing wigs in a wind tunnel—reveals how.
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Today’s soundtrack: my hair, Ariana Grande
This newsletter has been curated and edited by David Beard, Hannah Farrow, and Jen Tse. Amanda Williams-Bryant, Alisher Egamov, Rita Spinks, and Jeremy Brandt-Vorel also contributed this week. Thanks for reading! | | | |
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