Around 32,000 years ago, an arctic ground squirrel ate parts of a plant, silene stenophylla, including its seed. The squirrel was digesting it when its life ended.
Its body was recovered from permafrost and examined. Scientists germinated this plant seed. This silene stenophylla just bloomed.
It is 32,000 years old.
The strength, the vitality and stamina of living things — of life itself — is incredible.
PEARL HARBOR.
Original caption. Japanese Strategy That Failed. Torpedoman Second Class holds this device, made of wood, bamboo, glass and tincans, in the shape of a submarine’s periscope was found in the sea near Pearl Harbor. It evidently was intended to attract fire from U.S. patrols and thus waste bombs. (National Museum of U.S. Navy.)
IWO JIMA.
Original caption. After one has ascended Mt. Suribachi via the highway built by the 31st SeaBees he has an excellent view of 7th Air Force Installations on Iwo Jima, Bonin Islands, Far in the distance is the No. 1 runway. 10 April 1945. (N.A.)