YOUR WEEKLY ESCAPE: A road built by a biblical villain

Plus: The best-preserved dino fossil ever found, a 112-year-old fish, and ghost towns around the world  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌    ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  

 

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PHOTOGRAPHS BY ROBERT CLARK The amazing dinosaur found (accidentally) by miners in Canada Known as a nodosaur, this 110 million-year-old, armored plant-eater is the best preserved fossil of its kind ever found. SUBSCRIBER EXCLUSIVE SHARE

PHOTOGRAPH BY ALEX TREADWAY, NAT GEO IMAGE COLLECTION These are the world's best ghost towns Silent streets and derelict buildings offer a glimpse into the lives of once thriving communities. SEE THE PHOTOS SHARE

PHOTOGRAPH BY SIMON NORFOLK, NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC This road uncovered in Jerusalem was built by a biblical villain A long-buried street that led pilgrims to the Jewish Temple 2,000 years ago was commissioned by Roman governor Pontius Pilate. DIG DEEPER SHARE

IMAGE BY NASA/JPL-CALTECH/UCLA/MPS/DLR/IDA A tiny world close to Earth once had all the ingredients for life Evidence of recent ice volcanoes fed by the remnants of an ancient underground sea add the dwarf planet Ceres to the growing list of worlds that had all the required ingredients for life at one point or another: liquid water, energy, and carbon-bearing organic molecules. EXPLORE CERES SHARE

She has 2 Nobel prizes, I have 2 Diamond albums, we're practically the same person. Mariah Carey on Marie Curie From: Carey responds to mansplaining mixup

PHOTOGRAPH BY JOEL SARTORE, NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC PHOTO ARK Scientists found a fish that was born before World War I started In a study published in 2019, radiocarbon dating revealed that a captured bigmouth buffalo had been born 112 years ago. The previous known maximum age for that particular species was 26. READ ON SHARE

BRIDGEMAN/ACI Medieval robots? They were just one of this Muslim inventor's creations From water pumps to musical automatons, Ismail al-Jazari's extraordinary machines ranged from practical to playful, delighting farmers and kings alike. SUBSCRIBER EXCLUSIVE SHARE

‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ SHORT FILM SHOWCASE‌ ‌ ‌  He tastes water like some taste wine. Meet a water sommelier. "Water is not just water." Martin Riese is part of a very small pool of water sommeliers around the world who have made a profession of tasting and judging the life-giving exilir. WATCH VIDEO SHARE

Need a distraction? This mysterious tomb inscription has puzzled scientists for a century (Atlas Obscura)  ›› The 10 most convincing Bigfoot sightings (Outside)  ››

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