It's not if, but when. Plus, Japanese samurai; organic produce; warming oceans
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| | It looks like the Eternal City is not eternal after all.
Rome could be devastated by rising sea levels and floods. Its weakest area is near the spot where an out-of-towner triumphed 1,700 years ago, becoming sole ruler of the Roman Empire. Will Rome lose this battle, too? (Above, tourists visit the Roman Forum.)
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Not if, but when: Rome is built on a hydraulic balance that’s designed for a pre-industrial climate. A massive flood of the Tiber River (pictured above) would be disastrous. Read more. | | | |
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 | | PHOTOGRAPH BY MAX AGUILERA-HELLWEG, NAT GEO IMAGE COLLECTION | | | Something’s ... off: AI is getting more humanlike by the day—but things start to get creepy when you detect something’s just not right. As robots that look and act like humans get more realistic (like the one above), could the uncanny valley become a thing of the past? | | | |
 | | PHOTOGRAPH BY LORI NIX AND KATHERINE GERBER | | Contemplate the present: Art, imagination, disaster—a metaphor. Partners Lori Nix and Katherine Gerber create and photograph post-apocalyptic small-scale dioramas that can take up to 15 months to create. “You wouldn’t know it from the work we do, but I’m actually really optimistic,” says Nix. (Above, Gerber’s hand enters the twister-ravaged beauty salon, illustrating the scale of these detailed creations.)
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| Jaguars in jeopardy: They've been victims of the pet trade and poaching—for skins, fangs, and claws. Their habitat in Panama has been hit especially hard by encroaching development and land clearing, forcing them to prey on livestock at farms bordering forests.
Now a Nat Geo Explorer has a plan to save the iconic big cats from extinction—by turning the embattled jaguars and ranchers into unlikely allies. (Above, researchers relocate a sedated jaguar. Its eyes are covered to help it stay calm.)
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Today’s soundtrack: When in Rome, Bill Evans
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