SUGAR ON THE BRAIN?THE TOMB THAT
DAZZLED THE WORLDMonday, January 2, 2023In today’s newsletter, we unearth forgotten secrets about an ancient wonder, discover how we age on a cellular level then ask if we can reverse it, explore new places through our noses … and capture a magazine cover photo with our mouths.BALAGE BALOGH/SCALA, FLORENCE 

Ten stories high. Covered with brilliant white marble, it gleamed in the full sunshine of a Mediterranean morning. 

It’s no surprise it was one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World—and it lasted 1,900 years, longer than every “wonder” but the pyramids of Egypt. 

Why haven’t we heard of the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus? Its wonders, such as 400 freestanding marble sculptures, inspired the Romans. Only in recent decades has its glory been reaffirmed, Nat Geo reports. 

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Please consider getting our full digital report and magazine by subscribing here.ALAMY/ACI Grandeur galore: Unlike most burials at the time, the Mausoleum was located in the city’s center, as illustrated at top. This placement, along with its ornate decorations like the many 10-foot-high statues pictured above, sent a clear message of power. Read more.STORIES WE’RE FOLLOWING Can aging be cured? Scientists are working on it—and making progress in mice How sugar and fat affect your brain Do these 6 common Viking myths hold up?A close look at how we age on a cellular levelThese cities vanished without a trace. We’re finally learning their stories.Scientists just mapped Hawaii’s volcanic underbelly in stunning detailNASA’s new telescope cuts through space dust, revealing a more perplexing universeThe sparkling—and surprising—history of ChampagneIN THE SPOTLIGHTPHOTOGRAPH BY THOMAS SAMSON, AFP/GETTY IMAGES What’s that smell? Soon, expertly crafted scents might become a key part of travel. The Amsterdam Museum is already offering scratch-and-sniff maps of the city filled with historical smells—like a perfume thought to ward off the plague—and the Musée du Parfum Fragonard in Paris features a perfume organ (above) where each key activates a fragrance. Experts are pushing for the preservation of scents as intangible cultural markers, Nat Geo reports. 

Related: Meet the artist who managed to bottle the scent of a person
USE YOUR NOSE

PHOTO OF THE DAYPHOTOGRAPH BY A. R. GURREY JR. From the archive: In 1920, avid surfer and amateur photographer A.R. Gurrey Jr. lugged a bulky and heavy camera into the surf. From there, he managed to record this impressive, moving headstand. Gurrey’s images are some of the earliest known photographs of surfing in Hawaii and only a few copies of his self-published photobook, The Surf Riders of Hawaii, still exist. 

Related:Here’s one of the world’s top spots for winter surfing 
TEMP’S DOWN, SURF’S UPLAST GLIMPSEJASPER DOEST (WITH AARON MOLLOY) A talented tongue: January’s cover of National Geographic magazine marks several firsts. Most notably, it’s the first cover photo taken using a tongue. To capture 69-year-old skydiving instructor Arnold Camffermanmid-flight, photographer Jasper Doest gave a helmet fitted with a camera to Aaron Molloy, Camffferman’s colleague. While falling in mid-air, Molloy clenched the camera’s remote in his teeth and used his tongue to trigger the shutter.WATCH THE JUMPToday’s newsletter was curated and edited by Sydney Combs, Jen Tse, and David Beard. Have an idea or link to a story you think is right down our alley? Let us know at david.beard@natgeo.com. Happy trails! 

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