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Tuesday, December 13, 2022
In today’s newsletter, w= e enter a treasure-filled temple in the Himalaya, learn about the pirate pubs of the Caribbean, examine how you can determine if you have long COVID … and celebrate National Horse Day with a few of our favorites from the archive=2E
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For centuries, the ancient kingdom of Mustang was unique—its 15th c= entury temple a home to Buddhist scholarship and priceless Tibetan artifacts=2E Its location, once along the fabled= Silk Road, has these days been far from trade and tourism routes, insulati= ng it from the modern world=2E

But now the world—in the form= of a Chinese-built highway—is ascending toward the Himalaya enclave= , and the king (shown above) must seek to preserve its = culture and greet the outsiders=2E The king also must, tells Nat Geo Explor= er Mark Synnott, worry = about art thieves=2E

What’s Mustang look like now? And how w= ill it change?

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A rooftop view: Atop the king’s palace,= you can see a maze of stone-paved streets and red walls, with the mountain= s in the background=2E Read more=2E
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Critics slam USDA’s ‘palt= ry’ fines for animal welfare violations Relat= ed: Why the USDA took months to= save abused beagles—and then issued no fines (a = rescued beagle, above)
How do you know if you have long COVID= ?
U=2ES=2E announces breakthrough in fusion energy
= American diets that could extend your life
A rare look at= the world’s most expensive sheep
Why scientists created a flu-RSV hybrid
Science may solve the riddle of the Dead Sea Scrolls
A new way to stop hot flashes
The world’s oldest map of the night sky was amazingly accurate =
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PHOTOGRAPH BY WAYNE W= U YING/WILD WONDERS OF CHINA, NATURE PICTURE LIBRARY
Where is this dolphin? This species of dolphin= (above) is known as the “giant panda of the sea= ,” and uses sound for feeding, socializing, and navigation=2E But wi= th the growing cacophony of nearby propellers, submarine drilling, and indu= strial trawlers, their numbers are plummeting—down more than 80 perc= ent in just 15 years=2E Do you know where these dolphins live? Click he= re to find out=2E
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A kiss for a shaggy-maned pony: For today = 19;s National Horse Day, we loved this image from a 1973 story on Gotland, = the largest island in the Baltic Sea=2E With that in mind, here are a few o= f our favorite horse stories from the archives:

—In California, female rodeo performers carry on with a= Mexican tradition
—Ghana jockeys cherish horses and th= eir own cultural history
—Mustangs: The unbridled spirit of a shrinking West
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A pirate walks into a bar … and busines= s booms=2E During the Golden Age of Piracy, when pirates’ loot inclu= ded fine porcelain or earthenware, taverns readily took the goods off their= hands at a steep discount=2E Pirates were also known to spend thousands of= pieces of eight in a night—more than local laborers could make in a= year=2E (Above, a 19th century wood engraving of pirates in= Charleston, South Carolina=2E)

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