Common tumors are linked to everyday household items

Friday, January 13, 2023

In today’s newsletter, we examine a link between common household items and tumors, learn how hyenas could have helped in a Neanderthal discovery, and delve into Friday the 13th origins. Plus, it’s our 135th birthday—see nine of our photos that have made history.

PHOTOGRAPH BY HANNAH WHITAKER, NAT GEO IMAGE COLLECTION

These manmade chemical compounds are found all over the house—shower curtains, cosmetics, food packaging, the coatings of medications.

In lab tests, these chemicals have been shown to extend the life of uterine fibroids, non-cancerous growths that affect 70 to 80 percent of women. These growths range from the size of a seed to a soccer ball. They can disrupt lives.

As researchers (finally) learn more about fibroids, the role of the poorly regulated compounds, known as phthAlates, is becoming clearer. It’s not good.

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STORIES WE’RE FOLLOWING

THE DIREZIONE REGIONALE MUSEI PUGLIA – MUSEO NAZIONALE ARCHEOLOGICO OF ALTAMURA

Hyenas led researchers to a Neanderthal discovery (above, a life-size silicone reproduction of a Neanderthal)

New evidence of the Viking presence in North America—centuries before Columbus

These adorable otters have been saved from extinction. What’s the problem?

Why some researchers are cautious about a new Alzheimer’s drug

She was Europe’s first woman writer—and a single mom

The love affair that scandalized Rome—it didn’t end well

Forget the twin orphans: Here’s how Rome was really formed

He escaped slavery by mailing himself to freedom

Why are doctors and scientists raising questions about the painkilling benefits of cannabis?

New clues to Virginia Dare’s mysterious disappearance?

WHERE IN THE WORLD?

PHOTOGRAPH BY NORIKO HAYASHI

What country is this? Its population is aging so much it may become a model, or warning, for other maturing countries. This image, of exercise pools fed by hot springs, is part of our story on this nation. Which is it? Click here to find out.

WHAT COUNTRY IS IT?

PHOTO OF THE DAY

PHOTOGRAPH BY KEITH @LADZINSKI

Wait, what’s that? Paleontologists Paul Sereno and Dan Vidal were walking between existing dig sites in the Sahara when they stumbled upon something in the sand. After a closer look, they realized it was a fossil: a femur from a dinosaur known as a sauropod, shown above and on our Instagram.

SAUROPOD DISCOVERIES

LAST GLIMPSE

PHOTOGRAPH BY ALEX SABERI, NAT GEO IMAGE COLLECTION

The creepiest day: Does Friday the 13th freak you out? Why not employ a ritual, like knocking on wood or throwing salt, to ward off supposed bad luck? “The ritual does seem to manage their concern,” behavioral scientist Jane Risen tells us. The fear of Friday the 13th may be rooted in the 13th guest at the Last Supper—Judas—and the crucifixion of Jesus on a Friday, which was known as hangman’s day. And don’t even mention those scary crows (above) or a guys in a hockey mask named Jason.

FREAKY FRIDAYS

Today’s soundtrack: Bad Luck, Neko Case

This newsletter has been curated and edited by Jen Tse, Sydney Combs, and David Beard. Have feedback? Email david.beard@natgeo.com. Thanks for reading, and be careful!

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Common tumors are linked to everyday household items

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