Plus, how superbolts occur; the special properties in octopuses; are you drinking water all wrong?
Saturday, October 7, 2023 | |
| PHOTOGRAPH BY LUISA RICCIARINI, BRIDGEMAN IMAGES | | An archaeological find delivered some uplifting news in the world of women’s lingerie—the bra has been around a lot longer than people thought.
Also, weirdly, aspects of the recently developed sports bra may have antecedents going back millennia.
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| PHOTOGRAPH BY MATT ROURKE/AP | | | |
| PHOTOGRAPH BY DAVID LIITSCHWAGER, QUEENSLAND SUSTAINABLE SEALIFE, AUSTRALIA | | | |
| PHOTOGRAPH BY WILLIAM DANIELS | | Drink up: You need water to survive—but how much? Social media says a gallon a day, but is that accurate? And what about your water needing minerals, alkalinity, or salt—how much do they matter? We have your hydration questions, answered.
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| PHOTOGRAPH BY JAKE OSBORNE | | Coming home: The kākāpō—a New Zealand-native, flightless, and slow bird—was on the brink of extinction, so three sanctuaries took on the role of bringing the population back. One hundred kākāpō have been born since 2019—and the first kākāpō in half a century just returned home.
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Today’s soundtrack: (Your Love Has Lifted Me) Higher and Higher, Rita Coolidge
This newsletter has been curated and edited by David Beard, Hannah Farrow, Nancy San Martín, Cameron Peters, 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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