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THIS IS HOW
‘ATLANTIS’ EMERGED

Tuesday, September 6, 2022

In today’s newsletter, we explore a fabled sunken kingdom, unearth Viking treasure, learn the power of hemp, discover the ‘wicked’ Caribbean port destroyed in three minutes … and hail a pioneer in the search for alien life.

A drawing of a pavilion and structures near a body of water

IMAGE COURTESY OF ALAMY

Myth, legend, dream. 1960s hippie hit song.

Is any part of the Atlantis tale, spread by Plato, true? The philosopher said “Atlantean kings ruled from a palace guarded by a wall of brass, a wall of tin, and a wall of copper.” Was it beyond Gibraltar in the Atlantic, or perhaps the Greek island of Santorini? Nat Geo’s History Magazine writes about the rise and tragic ending of this fabled island empire of the sea (depicted above).

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SMARTER PLANET

A photo of a hemp plant

PHOTOGRAPH BY JEREMY POLAND, GETTY IMAGES

Beyond hype: It’s a microbe killer. A thirst quencher. A textile that uses a fifth the water of cotton. Hemp also helps build cars and brew beer. And it’s a protein bomb, Nat Geo writes, with pasta, tofu, and various meat substitutes being developed from hemp. (Pictured above, Cannabis plants grow at a CBD oil hemp marijuana farm in Colorado.)

HEMP TO THE RESCUE?

STORIES WE’RE FOLLOWING

A glowing light drawing of a butterfly

PHOTOGRAPH BY DARREN PEARSON

Meet fantastic beasts ‘created’ by painting with light (pictured above, a ‘butterfly’ in California.)

An appreciation: Frank Drake pioneered the search for alien life

The farm that hid one of the greatest Viking treasures

The sinful Caribbean port that was destroyed in three minutes

See the ocean’s glow-in-the-dark world

Why bicycling may help kids beyond physical health

PHOTO OF THE DAY

A diver works on a deep sea submersible near the surface of the ocean

PHOTOGRAPH BY EMORY KRISTOF, NAT GEO IMAGE COLLECTION

From the archives: A diver helps launch the Alvin deep-sea submersible in the Cayman Trench for an expedition researching oceanic crust, led by National Geographic Explorer at Large Robert Ballard. The image above, recently chosen for our Photo of the Day feature, came from a story in the August 1976 issue. Ballard, best known for his work on the Titanic, has been working to solve the Earth’s great undersea mysteries for more than four decades.

EXPLORER EXTRAORDINAIRE

FUTURE FORWARD

Ornately designed landmasses jut into the ocean

PHOTOGRAPH BY SERGEY KUD-SVERCHKOV, ROSCOSMOS VIA NASA

More land, fewer fish? Bahrain is a Persian Gulf nation of 1.8 million that is building artificial islands with a goal of expanding its land mass 60 percent. But what is that doing to marine life? Nat Geo has the answers here. (Pictured above in 2021, Durrat Al Bahrain, an artificial archipelago off the southern tip of Bahrain.)

EXPANDING INTO THE SEA

We hope you liked the discoveries in today’s newsletter. This was edited and curated by Sydney Combs, Heather Kim, Allie Yang, Jen Tse, and David Beard. Have an idea for us? Were you ever struck by the Atlantis tale (here’s that trippy song by Donovan)? Let us know at [email protected]. And thanks for reading!

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