YOUR WEEKLY ESCAPE: An 11,000-year-old time capsule

Plus: Up close with hungry sharks, an updated map of the moon, and what 'Jurassic Park' got wrong  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌    ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  

 

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

PHOTOGRAPH BY LAURENT BALLESTA A rare look at a frenzy of hungry sharks Laurent Ballesta and his team spent years trying to document the violent, chaotic collision of sharks and groupers in a French Polynesian channel. See their photos of this amazing spectacle. SUBSCRIBER EXCLUSIVE SHARE

PHOTOGRAPH COURTESY CINDAQ.ORG A dazzling 11,000-year-old find in a flooded cave Rising seas kept an ancient mine hidden beneath Mexico’s Yucatán peninsula. That is, until two divers squeezed through a narrow passageway to view its treasures. SEE IT! SHARE

MATTHEW W. CHWASTYK, NGM STAFF We updated our moon map with stunning detail Fifty-one years ago this month, Neil Armstrong set foot on the moon. We’ve updated our path-breaking map with decades of data on the lunar surface. SUBSCRIBER EXCLUSIVE SHARE

ILLUSTRATION BY BRIAN ENGH 'Jurassic Park' got almost everything wrong about this iconic dinosaur Dilophosaurus steals a famous scene in the 1993 blockbuster. But new fossil discoveries show that the real Jurassic predator was nothing like the one in the movie. READ ON SHARE

Horned owls sat in treetops. Mice scurried here and there. ... The young of the solitary bees were feeding on pollen in the dark. The whole world was a nest on its humble tilt, in the maze of the universe, holding us. Linda Hogan Chickasaw poet; from Dwellings: A Spiritual History of the Living Word

PHOTOGRAPH BY GRANGER/AURIMAGES How Madame Tussaud built her house of wax After surviving the horrors of the French Revolution, Marie Grosholtz, who would become better known by her married name Madame Tussaud, went on to captivate Britain with her wax figures. GO BACK IN TIME SHARE

PHOTOGRAPH BY GATELY WILLIAMS If you do a road trip this summer, be smart With pandemic-related restrictions still in place around the world, many would-be travelers are wondering how to salvage their summer vacations. The road could still be an answer, albeit with these safety tips, shorter rides, and socially distanced views of nature. READ OUR TIPS SHARE

PHOTOGRAPH BY GLENN BARTLEY, MINDEN PICTURES These birds are singing a new song—and the reason is a mystery Like grunge, a new musical style began on the Pacific Coast a few decades ago and swept a nation. We're talking, of course, about the two-note song of the white-throated sparrow. HEAR IT SHARE

Need a distraction? The best new songs you've missed during quarantine (NPR)  ›› 5 apps for when you need a 5-minute break (Fast Company)  ››

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