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T. Rex Thrived in a Swampy Home, According to Amber 'Time Capsule'
Fragments of fossilized tree resin suggest the iconic dinosaur ruled an ecosystem similar to the Everglades.
research
Fragments of fossilized tree resin suggest the iconic dinosaur ruled an ecosystem similar to the Everglades.
travel
Join us for a daily celebration of the world’s most wondrous, unexpected, even strange places.
onions
Mark Twain once called the allium the “pride and joy of Bermuda.”
dark skies
Team members at the remote desert site brave challenging conditions to make the most of its clear, dark skies.
industrial
Join us for a daily celebration of the world’s most wondrous, unexpected, even strange places.
traffic lights
East Berlin's famed Ampelmännchen has inspired a new generation of pedestrian signals that will make you stop in your tracks.
genocide
A small town in Rwanda was home to visions in the 1980s that, in retrospect, portended the violence to come.
propaganda
Join us for a daily celebration of the world’s most wondrous, unexpected, even strange places.
drinks
Growing, grinding, and drinking koko Sāmoa brings families together.
spite house
This slim 19th-century home, just 10 feet wide, is seeking new owners who aren’t afraid to get close.
vegan
The carnivore-turned-vegan lord has rewilded hundreds of acres, boosting biodiversity—and drawing criticism.
atlas obscura
Join us for a daily celebration of the world’s most wondrous, unexpected, even strange places.
molasses
It reveals an unexpected side to the poet's personality and the brutality that brought a Caribbean dish to New England.
foraged foods
From familiar flowers to unusual salad greens.
graveyards
Alicia Williams's popular headstone-cleaning videos are also history lessons.
appalachia
Produced only in these mountains, it's regularly named best in the world.
disease
Join us for a daily celebration of the world’s most wondrous, unexpected, even strange places.
jobs
Photographer and filmmaker Rita Leistner was a planter herself for years, before returning to document the grueling seasonal profession.