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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: | |
| PHOTOGRAPH BY JONATHAN IRISH | | This land is your land | From pearly glaciers to sun-soaked beaches, get dazzling views of every U.S. national park. | | | |
| IMAGE COURTESY LEEMAGE/PRISMA | | Meet the man who started the Illuminati | This 18th century Bavarian professor would have been stunned if he had known his ideas would fuel global conspiracy theories, and inspire best-selling novels and blockbuster films. | | | |
| PHOTOGRAPH BY ANDRIA LO | | | |
| PHOTOGRAPH BY CLAY BOLT | | | |
| Be strong Bernadette Nobody will ever know I came here for a reason Perhaps there is a life here Of not being afraid of your own heart beating Do not be afraid of your own heart beating Look at very small things with your eyes & stay warm | Bernadette Mayer
Poet; from “The Way to Keep Going in Antarctica” | | |
| PHOTOGRAPH BY LUISA DÖRR | | | |
| PHOTOGRAPH BY JIM BEASLEY | | Wildlife abounds in these abandoned places | Studies of Korea's DMZ and radioactive zones around the Chernobyl and Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plants show how animals respond when humans flee. Now that humans are holed up because of the pandemic, "nature has issued a sigh of relief." | | | |
| PHOTOGRAPH BY AUDUN RIKARDSEN | | I swam with Russia's 'spy beluga' | Marine biologist Audun Rikardsen made this underwater portrait during his visit, and the whale even rescued one of the photographer’s flippers from the deep. "I was most struck by his friendliness—and his loneliness," Rikardsen says. | | | |
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