One of Brazil's last uncontacted tribes, gangs of pre-gentrification Brooklyn, Nat Geo photos of the year, Ohio's forgotten class, New York during the Great Depression.Michael Nichols/National Geographic
Meet One Of Brazil’s Last Uncontacted Tribes Michael Nichols/National Geographic
We live in an epoch where documentation of daily life has become not just hobby but social necessity. Thus, the thought that there exists populations that do not do so — and what’s more, whose very existence others have not documented — seems highly unlikely if not unreal. Read More...
These researchers noticed that the areas of the world with the highest concentrations of reported 110-year-olds actually had poor average lifespans and healthcare. It just didn't add up.Toru Yamanaka/AFP/Getty ImagesA troupe of elderly women performs in Okinawa, Japan, one of the reported homes of a large number of the world’s supercentenarians.
In some parts of the world, there exist what are known as “blue zones.” These special areas — namely Okinawa in Japan, Sardinia in Italy, and Ikaria in Greece — reportedly host the highest concentrations of the world’s oldest people — supercentenarians, or individuals who make it beyond the very ripe old age of 110. Read More...
Columbine High School Massacre Steve Starr/Corbis via Getty ImagesStudents run out of the Columbine High School, where two gunmen went on a shooting spree and murdered 14 before killing themselves. April 20, 1999.
High school seniors Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold planned and executed a violent school attack on April 20, 1999, at Columbine High School in Jefferson County, Colorado. The pair killed 12 students and one teacher, and injured 21 more. Read More...
