Photo of the day

What happened aboard the USS Juneau would inspire the film ‘Saving Private Ryan’. Five brothers were lost, but not all perished when the ship went down. At least one brother was among scores of men stranded at sea for eight horrifying days. Image from Lost Ships of WWII.

A pod of dolphins circling a bait ball. Image from Dolphins Up Close with Bertie Gregory.

Kathleen Martinez walks towards the tomb entrance. Image from Cleopatra's Final Secret.

In the endless heat, Phil encounters Australia’s largest lizard - the perentie, our fastest flightless bird - the emu, and the bounding red kangaroo. Image from Built to Survive.

A pod of dolphins underwater. Image from Dolphins Up Close with Bertie Gregory.

The Petrel team searches for American aircraft carrier USS Hornet. The Doolittle Raid was launched off her deck to avenge Pearl Harbor. But six months later, the ship’s life is cut short when the Hornet sails into a hornet’s nest of Japanese ships. Image from Lost Ships of WWII.

Lead test Pilot Simon Davies sets himself and his vehicle up for an important flight assessment. Image from Engineering Europe.

A family of meerkats stand in front of the setting sun. Image from Underdogs.