Does a woman’s fertility actually drop off after 35?

IS THERE A RUSH TO HAVE A BABY? HERE’S WHAT SCIENCE SAYS.

Friday, February 3, 2023

In today’s newsletter, we cover surprising insights on fertility, see the Taj Mahal through writer Salman Rushdie, examine an attack on the Dallas Zoo, learn techniques to beat wintertime blues … and race to save the world’s newest whale.

PHOTOGRAPH BY GIOVANNI GAGLIARDI, ALAMY

Time really is an enemy to women’s fertility. The natural decline in the number of eggs is the biggest factor, but heavy smoking or drinking or STDs could close the window even faster, researchers say. (Pictured above, ultrasound images of a fetus.)

What should women do if they do not have a partner or sound financial footing by a certain age? Specialists have a few suggestions.

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STORIES WE’RE FOLLOWING

PHOTOGRAPH BY CLAUS MEYER, MINDEN PICTURES

Who is targeting the Dallas Zoo? A killing, kidnappings, and more. (Emperor tamarins, like the one above, were among those taken.)

This legendary quilter employed a secret language in her work

How can Americans learn about their full history? This writer isn’t varnishing the truth.

The unearthed Viking burial ship held riches—and a surprise

How old are you? The answer is written on your face.

She escaped slavery by disguising herself as a white man

Researchers zero in on personalized diets, not a one-size-fits-all solution to weight loss, fitness

The race to save the world’s newest whale

The reconstructed face of a 1,300-year-old Swiss man contains one extraordinary feature

Why does winter get us down? Here’s what science says.

IN THE SPOTLIGHT

PHOTOGRAPH BY ZOONAR GMBH, ALAMY

Destructive machines: These piglets, sleeping on their mother’s back, look so cute. But feral hogs are wreaking havoc—to the tune of $2.5 billion in the U.S.—as they invade 35 states and Canada. But what’s even more concerning to experts? The swine spreading deadly diseases to native wildlife and humans, Nat Geo reports.

FEARSOME HOGS

PHOTO OF THE DAY

PHOTOGRAPH BY AMBER BRACKEN

A crisis of missing women: Alicia Lara was found dead in the passenger seat of her car in California, 1991. An autopsy indicated she had been murdered, but her death was ruled an accident. “No justice was ever done,” says her daughter, Christina Lastra (above, holding a portrait of her mother). Lara is one of thousands of missing and murdered Indigenous women to remember on today’s National Missing Person’s day.

THOUSANDS MISSING

LAST GLIMPSE

PHOTOGRAPH BY MATTHIEU PALEY, NAT GEO IMAGE COLLECTION

Seeing the Taj Mahal: Decades ago, Salman Rushdie wrote about India’s most recognized landmark for us. Reading his words now carries a new meaning following a stabbing attack in which the novelist lost sight in one eye. The Taj, Rushdie wrote, must be seen “to remind us that the world is real, that the sound is truer than the echo, the original more forceful than its image in a mirror.” Read the essay here.(The author’s first novel since the 2022 assassination attempt, entitled Victory’s City, is being released next week.)

RUSHDIE’S TAJ

Today’s soundtrack: Queen Bee, Taj Mahal

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 have a great weekend!

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Does a woman’s fertility actually drop off after 35?

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