To moove to the other side.

Wait, we know this one. Why did the cow cross the road?

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Our Roman Empire? The Roman Empire

Since blue pigments occur so rarely in nature, it's always good to appreciate blue blooms. 🩵

Elsewhere in the issue, we celebrate renowned wildlife photographer National Geographic Explorer Joel Sartore's decades-long quest to photograph the world’s animals—a conservation mission that has never felt more urgent. We head deep into the Florida Everglades to reveal an ecological marvel few outsiders ever see. And we venture to Morocco, where a group of women are upending a centuries-old equestrian tradition. Pompeii access provided by Ministry of Culture–Archaeological Park of Pompeii

In our August cover story, out now, we explore how AI and advanced DNA analysis are unraveling mysteries. A cache of charred scrolls is readable again thanks to new technology. Newly excavated toilets at Pompeii have sparked a groundbreaking study of ancient mental health. And skeletons found in a suburban storeroom could upend our knowledge of Roman class and gender. Read the story by writer Sam Kean, with photographs by Paolo Verzone and video by Massimo Nicolaci: https://on.natgeo.com/NGTH723

You know the story: Mount Vesuvius erupts, Pompeii vanishes, thousands perish. But 2,000 years later, history’s most famous disaster is telling us something new.