The past couple of months have been big for shipwrecks, as readers have devoured everything from tales of heroism to all-out disasters. It’s no surprise, then, that readers this week were fascinated by our story on a shipwreck off the coast of Bodrum that changed underwater archaeology forever. But you also loved reading about a Gilded Age cold case, new research on who shouldn’t take probiotics, and Argentina’s last captive elephant—not to mention our most-read story, which is classic Nat Geo.  

—William O’Connor, Newsletter Editor 

Young puffins have to leave their burrows alone, without the help of their parents, and find the ocean. Every year, local Icelanders set out to help.

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