Erika Engelhaupt

1 week ago | nationalgeographic.com | Erika Engelhaupt

In Orlando, Florida, a dozen seniors gather in a YMCA twice a week. Some push walkers, others roll in on wheelchairs. After some light exercise and corny jokes, they get down to the real workout—flexing their memory muscles. Most are battling early-stage dementia, hoping to hold onto their memories a little longer. They’re learning an ancient technique called the method of loci, which transforms any familiar space into a storage system for new information. Want to remember your grocery list?

2 months ago | nationalgeographic.fr | Erika Engelhaupt

Ce gros terre-neuve noir est-il en train de bâiller ou de contempler son prochain repas ? Les propriétaires de chats disent souvent sur le ton de la plaisanterie que leur animal ne se priverait pas de les dévorer s’ils venaient à mourir. Mais des études médico-légales suggèrent que les chiens présentent vraisemblablement un risque plus élevé.

2 months ago | nationalgeographic.fr | Erika Engelhaupt |Kevin Webb

Il y a bien longtemps, un mammouth mort pouvait nourrir vingt-cinq Néandertaliens affamés pendant un mois, quand un de leurs congénères ne fournissait à ces mêmes Néandertaliens qu'un tiers de leur apport calorique journalier. Un nouveau regard porté sur la valeur nutritionnelle de la chair humaine montre que, par rapport aux autres proies du Paléolithique, les humains n'étaient pas particulièrement caloriques pour leur taille.

Mar 28, 2025 | nationalgeographic.com | Erika Engelhaupt

This story is an excerpt from the book Gory Details: Adventures From the Dark Side of Science by Erika Engelhaupt. On August 20, 2007, a 12-year-old girl spotted a lone blue-and-white running shoe—a men’s size 12—on a beach of British Columbia’s Jedediah Island. She looked inside, and found a sock. She looked inside the sock, and found a foot. Six days later on nearby Gabriola Island, a Vancouver couple enjoying a seaside hike came across a black-and-white Reebok.

Oct 20, 2024 | newbritainherald.com | Erika Engelhaupt |Shannon Carlin |Claudia Gray |David A. Bossert

(BPT) - As Halloween approaches, it's the perfect time to curl up in front of a crackling fire on a dark and stormy night with a spooky read. Here are five spine-tingling books from National Geographic and Disney. They won't scare you ... much. Go to HellBy Erika EngelhauptThroughout history and across cultures, people have long been spellbound by what lies beyond our worldly realm.