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ARCHAEOLOGISTS DISCOVER BODIES UNDER HITLER’S HIDEAWAY

Wednesday, May 8, 2024

In today’s newsletter, we uncover human skeletons hidden in the Nazi’s secret military headquarters, revisit an Arctic murder mystery ... and examine brain-eating amoeba. Plus, two quizzes: scroll to the bottom to test your knowledge.

A skull is visible and can be seen amongst the dirt

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Adolf Hitler built this secret wartime hideaway as Nazi troops spread through Europe. Now amateur archaeologists have found five skeletons below it—all without hands or feet.

Were they of laborers forced to build the complex? Ritual burials? A historian says the site still “hides many puzzles and problems.”

INSIDE THE WOLF’S LAIR

Related: ‘Forgotten’ Nazi camp on British soil revealed by archaeologists

STORIES WE’RE FOLLOWING

The Polaris became trapped in the ice during the return of the polar expedition, shown here in William Bradford's 1875 oil painting.

TAUBMAN MUSEUM OF ART, ROANOAKE, VIRGINIA

This Arctic murder mystery remains unsolved after over a century (Depicted above, a painting of the disastrous voyage.)

Why your body’s trigger points cause so much pain—and how you can relieve it

Why do we have bunions? Blame an evolutionary toe failure.

Do sperm whales have an ‘alphabet’? Here’s how scientists are piecing it together.

Wrinkly, drawn: Is it ‘Ozempic face’?

It’s tick season! Here’s how to keep the pests at bay.

Amoeba ate part of RFK Jr.’s brain? Here’s what we know about these brain-eating parasites.

Where are all the caribou? Mining road shelved near one Alaska habitat.

Why ovaries are so crucial to women’s longevity

This Nat Geo Explorer is paving the way for sustainable space exploration

Want workout gear without PFAS? Here are options.

IS IT REAL OR AI?

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IMAGE BY NG STAFF

In a world of images, how do you tell what’s real and what isn’t? The answer is complex, as it gets harder and harder to identify AI-generated photos, which plagued this week’s Met Gala. Which image of the cheetah (pictured above) is authentic?

A. The one staring into the camera
B. The one staring away from the camera

JUST GIVE ME THE ANSWER!

WHAT IN THE WORLD?

A fleet of boats that used to haul in tons of fish every year has been rusting near the former Uzbek port of Muynoq since the Aral dried up here in the 1980s

PHOTOGRAPH BY CAROLYN DRAKE, NAT GEO IMAGE COLLECTION

A dry sea? Sixty years ago, this site went from flush with water to a desert of salty, barren soil. Why did it dry up? And which body of water is (was?) it?

A. Aral Sea
B. Caspian Sea
C. Great Salt Lake
D. Sargasso Sea

CLICK FOR THE ANSWER

Today’s soundtrack: Illusions, Jalen Ngonda

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