Also, how to protect your dog from a mysterious illness; America’s best Christmas trees; how your body fights a cold; Aaron Neville.
| | Monday, December 4, 2023 | | | | |
| In the Biblical story of the Flood, Noah’s Ark eventually rested upon a mountain—and the Lord promised to never again doom the Earth because of humankind. (Pictured above, Turkey’s Mount Ararat.)
But where exactly did the Ark hit dry ground? Was there ever such an apocalyptic flood? Or an ark?
Scientists are contemptuous about the long, tantalizing, romantic search for traces of Noah’s life-saving vessel. They list a string of surprising reasons. | | | |
| COLORIZED SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPE IMAGE BY MARTIN OEGGERLI | | | |
| PHOTOGRAPHY BY OSCAR WONG, GETTY IMAGES | | How your body fights a cold: When pathogens invade our bodies—in the form of viruses, bacteria, parasites, and fungi—the body’s immune system sets up robust lines of defense to fight them, all of which kick in at specific times and in particular ways to get the job of protection done. Here’s how our immune system wards off sickness in every season. | | | |
| PHOTOGRAPH BY PAUL DAMIEN, NAT GEO IMAGE COLLECTION | | The outbreak of the mysterious illness has spread to dogs across the country. Scientists are making headway in pinpointing the cause of the condition. Here’s what we know so far about the illness—and how to protect your pet. | | | |
Today’s soundtrack: Louisiana 1927, Aaron Neville
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