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8 music trips that will sing to travelers with a taste for rhythm
17+ hour, 24+ min ago (460+ words) Whether you dream of mixing techno in Germany or learning tango in Argentina, these trips bring you closer to the world’s most iconic music scenes. For centuries, local music has provided an insight into the nuanced history of a destination…...
Was Jesus an only child?
1+ week, 6+ day ago (732+ words) One of Christianity's longest-running debates hinges on a passage from the Bible that refers to the brothers and sisters of Jesus. For centuries, this passage has been at the heart of a question in Christian theology: Did Jesus have siblings?...
The eccentric pharaoh and the ‘Wikileaks of the Bronze Age’
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (267+ words) Intrigue, whining, and negotiations—all these and more can be found in one of the greatest troves of ancient diplomatic communications. Welcome back to Stones & Bones, National Geographic’s paleontology and archaeology newsletter! I’m historian Candida Moss. Today we turn our…...
Threads of Connectivity
3+ day, 20+ hour ago (174+ words) Modern life depends on connected systems most of us rarely see. Beneath our cities, inside our hospitals, across our energy grids and beyond, complex networks of people and technology are working to keep the world moving. Threads of Connectivity is…...
The surprising detour of the Silk Road, the world’s original superhighway
2+ day, 26+ min ago (398+ words) Tourism is booming along the former trade routes of the ancient Uzbekistan. To understand its recent transformation, Gary Shteyngart took to the caravan trail. Each city is a few hours’ train ride from the next—journeys that once took merchant…...
The secret lives of forgotten ancient Greeks
2+ day, 3+ hour ago (739+ words) Could piecing together how peasants lived more than two millennia ago change what we know? Stones & Bones is back! Today, we visit an excavation underway in Greece that may reshape what we know about its ancient past. Want to make…...
Broad Peak avalanche strikes world-famous climber Nims Purja in Himalayan tragedy
2+ day, 3+ hour ago (509+ words) The Netflix star was among 10 climbers on Broad Peak struck by a fast-moving disaster. Klein weighed the idea of making another attempt, but was dissuaded by heavy snowfall that began around July 22. “After lots of snowfall you don’t only want…...
Following the waterways of Maine, from coast to mountains
2+ day, 4+ hour ago (567+ words) Maine's Lakes and Mountains and MidCoast Regions are connected by the same waterways that have shaped life here for thousands of years; from the birchbark canoe routes of the Indigenous Wabanaki people to the tidal oyster beds still farmed on…...
Why you should visit Oberlin, Ohio—one of America’s most charming college towns
2+ day, 5+ hour ago (1345+ words) From its abolitionist history to its hip vintage shops and leafy trails, Oberlin is a jewel of a town within easy reach of Cleveland—and served as inspiration for one of America’s most celebrated novelists. In downtown Oberlin, Ohio, a…...
Cooler homes, smarter cities
2+ day, 9+ hour ago (454+ words) As climates change, our homes must too—and the future of comfort lies in balancing our needs with those of the world around us. For more than a century, buildings have been designed to do one thing above all else…...