To moove to the other side.

Want a 30-second mood boost? These baby javelinas in Saguaro National Park are ready to deliver! America's National Parks is now streaming on @DisneyPlus and @hulu.

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.

Even the God of Stories can get things wrong. Fortunately, Tom Hiddleston is here to set the record straight on what really happened the day Vesuvius erupted. Pompeii: Out of Time with Tom Hiddleston is now streaming on @DisneyPlus and @hulu.