YOUR WEEKLY ESCAPE: The mysterious ancient humans who interbred with us

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

MAP COURTESY THE MAP HOUSE The colorful propaganda maps that fueled 20th-century wars Maps made to persuade the public during times of conflict can be beautiful, terrifying, funny, and informative. SEE THE MAPS SHARE

PHOTOGRAPH BY JOE MCNALLY, NAT GEO IMAGE COLLECTION Multiple lines of mysterious ancient humans interbred with us Modern DNA suggests that the Denisovans were surprisingly diverse—and may have been the last humans other than Homo sapiens on Earth. WHO WERE THEY? SHARE

PHOTOGRAPH BY WOLFGANG KAEHLER, LIGHTROCKET/GETTY IMAGES This may be the most dangerous U.S. volcano Move over, Yellowstone: Geologists are far more worried about a postcard-perfect peak in the Pacific Northwest. READ ON SHARE

PHOTOGRAPH BY KIM WALTER/FOTOTECA 9X12 China's Great Wall was built to keep invaders out. Did it? The 5,000-mile barrier's victory against erosion is an unqualified success. Its military effectiveness, however, is harder to assess. SUBSCRIBER EXCLUSIVE SHARE

What are temples of stone and clay to the soul? Learn to build eternal mansions of dreams and visions!  Selma Lagerlöf Swedish writer; first woman to win Nobel Prize in Literature

‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ SHORT FILM SHOWCASE‌ ‌ ‌  He builds crutches for children. Now it's his turn to walk. At age 34, carpenter David Miti lost both legs to gangrene. "I nearly committed suicide," he said. But then he found a way to give back. Watch as his kindness is repaid—with a pair of prosthetic legs. WATCH VIDEO SHARE

PHOTOGRAPH BY FRITZ HOFFMANN How ancient remedies are changing modern medicine Long overlooked by Western science, traditional Chinese treatments are yielding cutting-edge cures. SUBSCRIBER EXCLUSIVE SHARE

PHOTOGRAPH BY NIELS ACKERMANN, LUNDI13 The bizarre places people stash old Lenin statues Traveling 6,000 miles across Ukraine, a photographer documented 70 hidden, forgotten, and destroyed statues of the first leader of the U.S.S.R. THE IMAGES SHARE

Need a distraction? The flying car is here—and it could change the world (BBC)  ›› He was a stick, she was a leaf; together they made history (New York Times)  ››

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