Fifteen people have emerged from a French cave after spending 40 days in voluntary isolation with no sense of time or date.
The eight men and seven women who took part in a scientific experiment emerged from their self-segregation in the Pyrenees on Saturday morning.
With big smiles on their pale faces, the 15 participants left the Lombrives cave to a round of applause and basked in the light of day while wearing special glasses to protect their eyes after so long in the dark.
Members of the French team that participated in the Deep Time study (Renata Brito/AP)
“It’s really warm!” said one.