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

PHOTOGRAPH BY PAOLO VERZONE Inside the cloak-and-dagger search for sacred texts In the shadowy world where religion meets archaeology, scientists and collectors are racing to find the most precious relics. But not everyone in the Bible-hunting business is a saint. SUBSCRIBER EXCLUSIVE SHARE

PHOTOGRAPH BY SARAH RICE These intimate photos show what it's like to live in an American commune What began as a two-week assignment turned into a six-year project that captures the rawness of rustic living. In this community, says the photographer, "above all, they respect the individual." SEE THE PHOTOS SHARE

PHOTOGRAPH BY BABAK TAFRESHI There's still time to see one of the brightest comets in decades. Here's how. Comet NEOWISE is delighting professional astronomers and amateur stargazers alike, and it will be visible in Northern Hemisphere skies until mid-August. HOW TO SEE IT SHARE

PHOTOGRAPH BY JEFF KERBY, NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC An extraordinary, rare look at a monkey being born Geladas typically give birth in total seclusion. Here's how one photographer got these rare photos of a monkey in labor. SEE FOR YOURSELF SHARE

What young people did not know. They did not know that lumpy, aged, and wrinkled bodies were as needy as their own young, firm ones, that love was not to be tossed away carelessly, as if it were a tart on a platter. Elizabeth Strout Writer, novelist; from Olive Kitteridge

PHOTOGRAPH BY DOMENIC BIAGINI This beluga whale is thousands of miles from home. No one knows how it got there. Beluga whales, who often swim in pods, typically restrict themselves to the Arctic and sub-Arctic waters. This one was spotted off the coast of California. And it was all alone. READ ON SHARE

PHOTOGRAPH BY FEDERICO RIOS, NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC After decades of war, this jungle is now open for exploration Scientists have found rare, and likely new, species while guided through remote Colombia by ex-FARC rebels. SEE WHAT THEY FOUND SHARE

PHOTOGRAPH BY DOUG MCVEIGH/AUSTRALIAN ANTARCTIC DIVISION Icebergs can be emerald green. Now we know why. The "jade bergs" found only in Antarctica have entranced people for decades. But figuring out how they got their hue took time and a bit of luck. LEARN MORE SHARE

Need a distraction? The walkman, 40 years on (New Yorker)  ›› Is it time to kill the penny? (Planet Money)  ››

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