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‘Prophetic’ letter written by Titanic survivor sells for nearly $400,000 at auction
By Rebecca Rosman When first-class passenger Col. Archibald Gracie boarded the Titanic in Southampton, England, on April 10, 1912, he drafted a letter to a friend. “It is a fine ship,” he wrote, “but I shall await my journey’s end before I pass judgment on her.” Five days later, the “unsinkable” ship struck an iceberg…
This Butterfly’s Epic Migration Is Written into Its Chemistry
This Butterfly’s Epic Migration Is Written into Its Chemistry Painted ladies travel the globe every year on massive journeys—including across the Sahara By Jesse Greenspan edited by Sarah Lewin Frasier Join Our Community of Science Lovers! Painted ladies are the ultramarathoners of the butterfly world—even more so than monarchs. Scientists have long known about their…