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Extraordinary people, discoveries, and places in a time of turmoil

PHOTOGRAPH BY ALESSANDRO GANDOLFI, PARALLELOZERO/INSITITUTE This island unlocked the secret to long life Residents of Okinawa are some of the world’s healthiest and happiest. Strong social networks and good food may be why. LEARN HOW SHARE

PHOTOGRAPH BY STÉPHANE LAVOUÉ Welcome to 'the Kingdom,' where life is hard and the people are quirky Even in a state as different, occasionally ornery, and notoriously freethinking as Vermont, its Northeast Kingdom stands out. Photographer Stéphane Lavoué captures the pragmatism and mysterious otherness of the people here. SUBSCRIBER EXCLUSIVE SHARE

COURTESY OF NPS AND BOURNEMOUTH UNIVERSITY Incredible details of 10,000-year-old trek revealed in fossil footprints A prehistoric traveler carried a child across a muddy landscape, returning a few hours later empty-handed. READ ON SHARE

PHOTOGRAPH BY M. CAVKA, UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL DUBRAVA, ZAGREB Can DNA solve the mystery of Europe's pointy skulls? A genomic study tries to see if there’s a correlation between artificial cranial deformation and migration following the collapse of the Roman Empire. READ THE STORY SHARE

If you want clarity, go somewhere else. If you want a mixed drink, it's your place. Michael Lewis Author, on New Orleans; from America the Beautiful: A Story in Photographs

PHOTOGRAPH BY ALASDAIR TURNER/GETTY IMAGES What's really in Antarctica's mysterious blood falls The eerily gory waterfall is not, in fact, made of blood. DIVE IN SHARE

PHOTOGRAPH BY RAFFAELE PETRALLA If it was 'Made In China,' it was probably made here One city in China makes many of the low-cost products sold everywhere on earth. READ ON SHARE

PHOTOGRAPH BY DAGLI ORTI/ART ARCHIVE This Roman emperor believed he was a god. He was assassinated for it For four years, Caligula capriciously ruled Rome, drained the treasury, and mocked the Senate—until those sworn to protect him plotted his death. SUBSCRIBER EXCLUSIVE SHARE

Need a distraction? Do we live in a simulation? Chances are about 50–50 (Scientific American)  ›› A disturbing Twinkie that has, so far, defied science (NPR)  ››

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