Last sunken WWI German U-boat found off U.S. coast
In today’s newsletter, we discover a famed WWI U-boat off Virginia, uncover the hidden lives of ancient Greek women, meet the world’s rarest canine … and hear the buzz buzz buzz of neon’s return.
This fabled German sub struck terror in World War I. Sunk more than a century ago off the coast of Virginia, the U-111 was never expected to be found.
Until now. Four hundred feet below the surface. And carrying an amazing backstory.
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Marking the territory: An RV Explorer research vessel maintains its position 400 feet above a long-lost WWI German U-boat as an underwater drone descends to inspect the newly discovered wreck. Read more.
STORIES WE’RE FOLLOWING
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• How a Hawaiian geneticist and Nat Geo Explorer empowers Indigenous peoples
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• The bold Viking plan to plunder Rome
IN THE SPOTLIGHT
The world’s rarest canine: Earlier this year, conservationists released 10 red wolves into eastern North Carolina—nearly doubling the entire population in the area. Despite initial success, of those released this year, six are dead, one is missing, and three have been returned to captivity, Nat Geo reports. (Pictured above: Rudy, a captive red wolf in Tennessee, is photographed by Nat Geo Explorer Jessica A. Suarez.)
PHOTO OF THE DAY
Growing their own: Fresh from their garden, Lonko Florentino Cayun and Albina Cayulef (pictured above) hold vegetables grown around Argentina’s Lácar Lake. The two are part of the Indigenous Mapuche community of Cayún who, like hundreds of other Native communities in Argentina, were dispossessed of their lands some 130 years ago by a military operation, writes Nat Geo Explorer Luján Agusti.
Related: ‘Water for us is the veins of Mother Earth.’ Meet Mapuche defending their sacred river.
LAST GLIMPSE
Oo oo, the glow: You don’t have to love retro to love neon lights. They are back in style, Nat Geo reports—and not just in a “boneyard” like this spot (above) outside the Neon Museum Las Vegas. At night, several of the restored advertisements are illuminated; others are bathed in moody spotlights.
Upcoming: Have you been to a natural space where you unexpectedly found yourself spiritually moved? Tell us about it! Email a few details for an upcoming story to allie.yang@natgeo.com.
