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In today’s newsletter, w= e meet the most powerful woman in the Viking world, meet this year's best wildlife p= hotographer =2E=2E=2E and find out why whales are m= aking hats out of seaweed=2E
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Could the most powerful person in the perceive= d hypermasculine world of the Vikings have been a woman?

That’= ;s one conclusion from a new analysis of an ancient runestone praising Queen Thyra=2E (The illustration abo= ve shows the queen ordering the building of fortifications to defend the ki= ngdom=2E)

As it turns out, Thyra was a key figure in her = own right in the emerging Danish realm of the 10th century, perhaps big= ger than her king-husband and her son, a revered nation-builder for whom Bl= uetooth technology is named=2E
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13 stunning ph= otos from this year’s best wildlife photographers=2E (Above, Nat= Geo Explorer Bertie= Gregory documents orcas=2E)
Related: These orcas control the waves = to hunt=2E It’s spine-tingling to watch=2E
= She was Britain’s last witch—and she lived in the 20th centur= y
= Are vitamin C supplements overrated?
The U=2ES=2E plans to plant a million city = trees—the benefits aren’t what you’d expect
What is ȁ= 8;kelping’? Why whales are making hats out of seaweed
= Skunks can lose their stripes—and now we might know why
They disrupted Fashion Week in Paris=2E Bedbugs are everywhere—a= nd they’re very good at what they do
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Goofing around: We mark today’s Interna= tional Day of the Girl with a prank: Two schoolkids, one with a gorilla mas= k, just before running through the hallways to startle their friends=2E
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They didn’t want to be ‘found’: Some groups don’t want to be connected to society and don= 019;t want strangers from the outside poking around=2E The 2018 killing of = an American missionary by one remote tribe may threaten their existence=2E That’s a theme of = The Mission, a National Geographic Documentary film premiering in= theaters this week=2E

The above photograph, first published in our= July 1975 magazine, shows Sentinelese tribesme= n on North Sentinel Island in the Andaman archipelago standing firm along s= horeline, hoisting bows and arrows=2E

Related: Meet the first woman to contact one of the world&#x= 2019;s most isolated tribes
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LAS= T GLIMPSE
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China's museum boom: Since 2020, more than 20 = new cultural facilities have been built in cities, town, and even mountain = villages=2E Among the subjects showcased are imperial history, science fic= tion, and archeology and astronomy=2E

(Above, a visi= tor wearing a virtual reality headset experiences walking on the moon at th= e Shanghai Astronomy Museum=2E) What else can travelers see at these museums now that China is = issuing tourist visas again?

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