Plus, SeaWorld’s dolphin problem; keto’s downside; happy World Reef Awareness day and, well, summer (by some measurements)
 | | PHOTOGRAPH COURTESY OF THE DYATLOV MEMORIAL FOUNDATION | | They were nine experienced hikers. Their bizarre deaths in Russia's rugged Dyatlov Pass reverberated worldwide. Their mysterious fate has inspired decades of theories involving UFOs, yetis, and Soviet authorities (shown investigating the hikers’s tent.)
In recent years, a plausible, but chilling, explanation is emerging, drawn from car crash experiments and animation used in the movie Frozen.
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 | | PHOTOGRAPH BY CHRISTIAN BEUTLER, KEYSTONE/REDUX | | Finding your own food: From wild berries to mushrooms, you may be able to skip the grocery store and find your favorite produce in your backyard. But foraging safely is a must as lookalikes could lead to a poisonous plate. (Above, a man forages for wild mushrooms.)
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 | | PHOTOGRAPH BY TINO SORIANO, NAT GEO IMAGE COLLECTION | | In rainbows: Eight years ago, the Supreme Court ruled that same-sex marriage is a right guaranteed by the Constitution. June is Pride Month, and celebrations range from big street events to lower-key family moments (pictured above, two fathers with their child).
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 | | PHOTOGRAPH BY MICHAEL MELFORD, NAT GEO IMAGE COLLECTION | | Destructive dust: As climate change intensifies, dust storms will, too—and the casualties along with them. But why are these storms becoming more frequent? Part of the reason is agriculture expansion and more extreme droughts. (Pictured above, a dust storm whipping through Joshua trees in California.)
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Today’s soundtrack: All I Need, Radiohead
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