PHOTOGRAPHS BY EMORY KRISTOF, NAT GEO IMAGE COLLECTION
One part of the mission was secret. But what the undersea searchers found on this day 38 years ago was big news—the object of mystery for nearly seven decades.
Using new technology, they discovered, some 12,400 feet below the North Atlantic’s surface, the remains of the Titanic, the “unsinkable” luxury liner (above, the rusted bow of the ship).
Before the movie: Oceanographer Bob Ballard, a Nat Geo Explorer at Large, returned to the site a year after its discovery to leave this commemorative plaque on the sunken deck. The full story of its discovery wouldn’t come out until 2008. Read more.
DNA discovery: The 2,900-year-old brick inscription above reads “The property of the palace of Ashurnasirpal, king of Assyria.” It also holds DNA clues to the ancient vegetation that once grew around the palace near Mosul in what is now Iraq. Do you know what once grew there?
Awe-inspiring birth: The researchers were out on a routine observation of sperm whales off the Caribbean island of Dominica when they came upon a group of 11 all aligned in rows facing the same way, apparently trying to be quiet. Then the head of a little whale emerged, and microphones picked up a sudden chorus of codas, or clicks, from the adult whales. The rare scene and sounds of the birth were captured with the use of drones and microphones—providing the first such scientific recording.
The most lethal fungi: After a dinner party in Australia, three people were found dead—and the suspected culprits were death cap mushrooms (one pictured above). Responsible for 90 percent of mushroom-related fatalities, these mushrooms reportedly smell and taste delicious, and are spreading across North America, although scientists don’t know why. Here’s what we know.
Today’s soundtrack: Why’d You Want To Live Here? Death Cab for Cutie Happy Friday! This newsletter has been curated and edited by Jen Tse, Hannah Farrow, Nancy San Martín, and David Beard. We’d love to hear from you: david.beard@natgeo.com.
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