Fighting the many-headed scourge of pneumonia; stress tests determine risks beyond heart condition; the last dino herd?

Also, why hurricanes are intensifying more rapidly; an island’s secrets to longevity; it's Bat Week!  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌    ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  

 

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THIS KILLER STRIKES THE OLD AND THE YOUNG Wednesday, October 25, 2023

In today’s newsletter, we explore 4 types of a stubborn scourge, bat away bats, learn of the increasing importance of stress tests ... and find fossils tracing a herd of dinosaurs just before The Great Extinction. Plus, giving our blessing to the Day of the Dead.

PHOTOGRAPH BY LIVING ART ENTERPRISES, LLC/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY With medical advances, you’d think the illness that felled Harriet Tubman, Geronimo, Mary Tyler Moore, and a clutch of U.S. presidents would be fading. But the recent hospitalization of Olympic gymnast Mary Lou Retton sheds light on pneumonia’s enduring grip on us. (Above, chest x-ray shows a lung consumed with the infection.) One million Americans are hospitalized each year with it—and 40,000 die. For children under 5, pneumonia is the leading cause of death worldwide. There are four types of pneumonia. Here’s what you should know. PNEUMONIA'S GRIP

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PHOTOGRAPH BY DR P. MARAZZI, SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY

Stress test (above) may reveal more than your heart condition. Related: Suffer from stress? Or chronic stress? This Inca girl was frozen for 500 years. She just got a new face. The mysterious growth of shingles among the young The last dino herd? Rare fossils found from shortly before The Great Extinction Doctors said exercise would help beat this mystery illness. It made it worse.

Uncover the secrets to longevity in this Japanese village See a rare view of a manta ray courtship ritual deep in the sea A tsunami could swallow this idyllic village. Here’s how they’re preparing Why are hurricanes intensifying more rapidly now? Top 10 things to know about the Day of the Dead

PHOTO OF THE DAY

PHOTOGRAPH BY MATTHEW ABBOTT Fighting fire with fire: Indigenous communities in Australia have had extraordinary success limiting wildfires. We discover how. Above, Conrad Maralngurra starts a controlled, low-intensity blaze to protect his community. Related: The oldest community of humans outside Africa? INDIGENOUS INGENUITY

IN THE SPOTLIGHT

PHOTOGRAPH BY AISHWARYA SRIDHAR Uh oh: Good luck is bad news for Indian star tortoises. The tortoises that have more yellow in their shells often can fetch higher prices as pets. Why? Beliefs that the animals (photographed above by Nat Geo Explorer Aishwarya Sridhar in Bangkok) bring good luck. READ THE FULL STORY

WHAT IN THE WORLD?

PHOTOGRAPHS BY MARK THIESSEN, NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC It’s Bat Week! So how do you capture an erratically flying bat grabbing a moth mid-flight—in the dark? “You just have to keep at it,” explains Nat Geo photographer Mark Thiessen, who made the images (above), “because there’s going to be that one perfect time where the bat’s coming in and it’s hunting the moth. And you gotta be there, ‘cause the bats don’t warn you, they just do it.” Related: Why bats are the real superheroes of the animal world Related: Etsy and eBay are selling dead bats—and scientists are disturbed TACKLING CHALLENGING ASSIGNMENTS

Today’s soundtrack: Bat Out of Hell, Meat Loaf Thanks for reading today’s newsletter! It was curated and edited by Jen Tse, Nancy San Martín, and David Beard. Have an idea for us? Let us know! See you tomorrow!

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