YOUR WEEKLY ESCAPE: Not all of the dinosaurs died

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

PHOTOGRAPH BY RON DAHLQUIST / DESIGN PICS INC. Here's what'll happen when plate tectonics grinds to a halt We may only have another 1.45 billion years to enjoy the dynamic action of Earth's geologic engine. That's well before the sun is expected to swell into a red giant and consume us in its death throes. LEARN MORE SHARE

PHOTOGRAPH BY STUART CONWAY, NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC A 'compelling' clue may solve the mystery of the Lost Colony It's one of America's oldest mysteries: What happened to the 115 men, women, and children abandoned on North Carolina's Roanoke Island in 1587? Pieces of broken pottery may finally provide an answer. READ ON SHARE

ZUMA PRESS/ALAMY/ACI Egypt's last pharaoh was the 'love child' of Caesar and Cleopatra Caesarion embodied his mother's alliance with Rome, but assassination and war would bring about his death at age 17, ending Ptolemaic rule in Egypt. SUBSCRIBER EXCLUSIVE SHARE

PHOTOGRAPH BY RALPH MIREBS The forgotten Soviet space shuttle that could fly itself The Soviet shuttle bore a striking resemblance to its American counterpart for good reason: Its designers had acquired American shuttle specifications through espionage. SEE IMAGES SHARE

Actually, I've loved quite a few people, and by that I mean I really feel happy in their company. That's pretty much it—the joy of someone's company. That's what I call love. Joni Mitchell, singer and composer From "I'm a fool for love"

PHOTOGRAPHED AT SENCKENBERG NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM, FRANKFURT, GERMANY These are the dinosaurs that didn't die More than 10,000 species still roam the Earth. We call them birds. SUBSCRIBER EXCLUSIVE SHARE

PHOTOGRAPH BY DAN GIANNOPOULOS Welcome to the land of a thousand stray dogs At a rescue facility in Costa Rica, these stray dogs have found solace roaming free across the tropical mountain land. SEE MORE PHOTOS SHARE

PHOTOGRAPH BY ARTUR GOLBERT, ALAMY How this cave-dwelling fish lost its eyes to evolution Living with little food and oxygen in the dark, the Mexican blind cavefish had to get creative to survive. READ THE STORY SHARE

Need a distraction? The curse of the buried treasure (New Yorker)  ›› The cheap pen that changed writing forever (BBC)  ››

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