Plus, is Mercury moving backward? Why do Americans say the Pledge of Allegiance? And, a disastrous Arctic exploration; the 5 constellations that can ignite a love of the night sky.
 | | ALARASHI ET AL., 2023, PLOS ONE, CC-BY 4.0 | | It is one of the earliest Neolithic pieces of jewelry ever recovered—a multi-rowed necklace of 2,500-plus beads draped around an 8-year-old child who died 9,000 years ago.
The discovery, reinforced with a just-unveiled reconstruction, provides insights into Neolithic funerary practices in the Middle East. But it also raises a question: Who was the child that merited such an elaborate sendoff?
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 | | PHOTOGRAPH BY PAUL NICKLEN, NAT GEO IMAGE COLLECTION | | Big trouble for penguins: Antarctica experienced record-low sea ice levels last year—something emperor penguins (three above) rely on for birthing and raising their young. Because of the environmental impacts, these iconic birds in one key region have endured an unprecedented breeding failure—which threatens the future of their survival.
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 | | PHOTOGRAPH BY KENDRICK BRINSON | | | Prom pics and lawn bowling: Aging is anything but boring for Jean Woods (above) whose favorite color is~clearly~purple. One of the residents of America’s largest retirement community, she even started calling herself Purple—and painted her house lavender. | | | |
 | | PHOTOGRAPH BY RENAN OZTURK | | Stranded in the Arctic: On a mission to uncover the mystery of the deadly 1847 Northwest Passage expedition, a Nat Geo team almost met the same fate. “There was no room for error,” one of the crew members tells us. This is their story. And you can watch Explorer: Lost in the Arctic, streaming on Hulu and Disney+.
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| Today’s soundtrack: Desdeñosa, Natalia Lafourcade
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