Where Earth’s last major meteorite hit. Plus, does chicken soup really help?

Also, Noah’s Ark; the power of curly hair; castor oil‘s secret; wild winter adventures; Winston Churchill’s big mistake  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌    ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  

 

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THE LAST MAJOR METEOR TO HIT EARTH Tuesday, December 5, 2023

In today’s newsletter, we discover traces of the last major meteor, learn what you should eat when you’re sick ... and look back on London's deadly Great Smog of 1952. Plus, wild winter adventures.

ILLUSTRATION BY MARC WARD, STOCKTREK IMAGES/GETTY IMAGES Did human forbears see the streak from the last major meteor (above) to strike Earth? Did it vaporize everything in its path? Did it bury the impact crater in lava, hiding it for hundreds of thousands of years? And what led to the crater’s recent discovery? Here’s the full story. MYSTERY SOLVED?

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He spent 50 days on a deserted island. Then he found a message in a bottle (above). Chicken soup? Why we don't want to eat when we're sick—and what you should eat Why we’ll never find Noah’s Ark Have curly hair? Those curls were an evolutionary advancement.

Vitamin C, retinol, biotin? Here’s what your skin actually needs The Arctic explorer was aiming to become the first to the North Pole. He was murdered before he got there. New treatments may finally promise a cure for frozen shoulder, a condition that mostly affects women See our stunning Pictures of the Year The Viking origins of your Bluetooth devices 9 wild stays for your next winter adventure

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COLORIZED SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPE IMAGE BY MARTIN OEGGERLI Watch out for this biome as well: It’s fungi. It's in your gut. It could determine whether you have conditions like irritible bowel system. Here’s what you need to know. (Above, C. albicans shown with a scanning electron microscope.) IT’S IN YOUR BELLY

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PHOTOGRAPH BY BDSPN, GETTY IMAGES Oil from castor beans has been touted as a home-remedy cure-all for decades and social media spread many claims at a rapid-fire pace. But how should we really be using castor oil and what does it actually do for the body? Here is what experts say. READ ON

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PHOTOGRAPH BY THE NEW YORK TIMES, REDUX Not Churchill’s finest hour: British Prime Minister Winston Churchill was slow to stop the pumping of coal-fueled power plants in the face of the deadly Great Smog of 1952. Between December 5 and 9, 1952, the choking fog (above), mixed with sulfuric acid, strangled a chilly London. Thousands of people were killed—a disaster that shocked the world and prompted massive environmental reforms for decades to come, including the Clean Air Act. READ MORE

Today’s soundtrack: If I Should Fall From Grace With God, The Pogues (R.I.P. Shane MacGowan) Thanks for reading our newsletter! It was edited and curated by Jen Tse and David Beard. We'd love to hear from you: david.beard@natgeo.com.

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