Don’t fear the Bermuda Triangle; getting lobsters high; Titanic’s repeated history; Turkey’s mysterious eruptions; Bali vs. public sex

The rampage of Mormon crickets; sex limits in Bali; the ‘Indiana Jones effect/.’  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌    ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  

 

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HOW DID THESE PLANES DISAPPEAR?

Saturday, June 24, 2023

In today’s newsletter, we factcheck a scary sea story, discover the mysterious source of Turkey’s volcanoes, hear James Cameron tell us how Titanic history repeated itself ... and see how lobsters get high.

COURTESY NATIONAL ARCHIVES The seas churn up tales, fears, and indeed, real-life tragedy, as we saw this week. And yet, one pervasive idea, that there's a weird thing that "creates" disaster in a triangular swath of the Atlantic, is just a story. Yes, five U.S. military planes (like those shown above) “disappeared” on a routine mission to a patch of the ocean nearly eight decades ago. No, UFOs were not involved. And no, the legendary Bermuda Triangle didn’t suck them down. Yes, fears take a life of their own—but the idea of a mysterious triangle spurring death is not one of them. HERE’S HOW WE KNOW

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PHOTOGRAPH BY GIANCARLO COSTA/BRIDGEMAN IMAGES A cursed triangle? A 1650 map of the Caribbean shows the Bermuda Triangle bounded by Miami, Bermuda, and Puerto Rico. Pictured at top, this squadron used the same type of aircraft that went down in the Bermuda Triangle in 1945. Read more.

STORIES WE’RE FOLLOWING

PHOTOGRAPH BY MICHAEL D. WILSON

Lobsters likely feel pain. Should we get them high before eating them? (A restaurant owner shows how she doses lobsters with weed.) History repeated itself in Titantic sub implosion, James Cameron says Nudity, public sex, and disrespect: Bali seeks to rein in bad tourist behavior Did the 'Indiana Jones effect' hurt archaeology? Harrison Ford doesn’t rule it out. Blocking ‘cellular looting’ may help destroy devastating brain cancers What’s the source of Turkey’s volcanic explosions? It’s 1,000 miles away.

If you don’t have ADHD, Adderall and Ritalin won’t work for you Why do astronauts get sick more often in space? Now we know. 4 French royal mistresses who made their mark on history

PHOTO OF THE DAY

PHOTOGRAPH BY LIRON GERTSMAN/AUDUBON PHOTOGRAPHY AWARDS/2023 GRAND PRIZE WINNER A little respect: What bird emerged at the top of the heap in this year’s Audubon Photography Awards? These humble pigeons, with their iridescent neck feathers appearing to glow. Nat Geo Explorer Jasper Doest once profiled pigeons his family befriended during COVID. Readers, do you appreciate a pigeon’s beauty? Let us know! MEET OLLIE AND DOLLIE

IN THE SPOTLIGHT

PHOTOGRAPH BY LYNSEY ADDARIO Maternal mortality: The recent death of Olympic track star Tori Bowie has shed light on a continuing disturbing fact: Black American women are almost three times more likely to die from pregnancy-related complications and struggle with other health issues no matter their socioeconomic status. (Pictured above, Lakisha Redditt survived a complicated delivery in 2011, but her son suffered brain damage.) Related: A photographer turns the camera on her own pregnancy after documenting high mortality rates for Black expectant mothers. LEARN MORE

LAST GLIMPSE

PHOTOGRAPH BY JOEL SARTORE, NAT GEO PHOTO ARK It’s an invasion! Yes, Mormon crickets are crawling and hopping through Nevada. The smelly, noisy, voracious insects (one pictured above) earned their name from Mormons in Utah who thought they sounded like crickets, but the insect is actually a type of katydid. THE INSECTS ARE COMING!

Today’s soundtrack: All My Friends Are Insects, Weezer This newsletter has been curated and edited by David Beard, Hannah Farrow, Nancy San Martín, and Jen Tse. Amanda Williams-Bryant, Alisher Egamov, Rita Spinks, and Jeremy Brandt-Vorel also contributed this week. Thanks for reading!

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