YOUR WEEKLY ESCAPE: Photos taken deep below Antarctica reveal a shockingly vibrant world

Plus: A groundbreaking study of Tut's tomb, a mesmerizing look at animal locomotion, and more  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌    ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  

 

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Your Weekly Escape

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

Take a deep breath. In this crazy time, there are still amazing tales of purpose and dedication, exploration that leads to discovery and understanding, and a natural world that often astounds us. Here are a few of those stories:

NG STAFF, BRYAN CHRISTIE DESIGN See how animals move Land animals have developed countless solutions to a single challenge: how best to get from one place to another. SUBSCRIBER EXCLUSIVE SHARE

PHOTOGRAPH COURTESY J. PAUL GETTY TRUST New 'curses' emerge from Tut's tomb study A painstaking, decade-long study of the pharaoh's 3,300-year-old tomb, completed about a year ago, solved some mysteries—and raised new concerns. DIG IN! SHARE

PHOTOGRAPH BY LAURENT BALLESTA Deepest dive ever under Antarctica reveals a shockingly vibrant world These stunning photos offer a rare look at life beneath the frozen continent—where penguins, seals, and exotic creatures thrive. SUBSCRIBER EXCLUSIVE SHARE

PHOTOGRAPH BY GEORGE STEINMETZ What the world looks like from above A photographer spent years hanging from a paraglider, and later operating drones, to get amazing views of the Earth. SEE MORE PHOTOS SHARE

You cannot do a kindness too soon, for you never know how soon will be too late. Ralph Waldo Emerson American essayist, poet

Iceland is growing new forests for the first time in 1,000 years When the Vikings first arrived in the ninth century, the land was covered in forest. Within a few centuries, almost all of the island’s trees were slashed and burned to make room for farming. WATCH SHARE

PHOTOGRAPH BY KLAUS NIGGE, NAT GEO IMAGE COLLECTION Like humans, flamingos make friends for life The birds seek out buddies they get along with and stay away from others—a strategy that may boost their survival, a new study says. "One way to reduce stress and fights," says one researcher, "is to avoid those birds you don’t get on with." MINGLE SHARE

A day in the life of a lighthouse keeper On a remote cape on the eastern coast of Uruguay, a lighthouse had been guiding ships since 1881. In They Are the Last, filmmakers capture the daily routines of Leonardo da Costa, one of the last of his kind. WATCH NOW SHARE

Need a distraction? Got a printer? Here's a coloring book inspired by travel photos (NYT)  ›› 25 video games to help you socialize while self-isolating (Guardian)  ››

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