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The whip spider, or tailless whip scorpion, is neither a spider nor a scorpion.

spiders

Making Sense of the Great Whip Spider Boom

Studying the arachnids reveals as much about the structure of science as it does about the creatures.

Eric Boodman
Atlas Obscura
June 7, 2021
Podcast: The Heidelberg Project

racism

Podcast: The Heidelberg Project

Join us for a daily celebration of the world’s most wondrous, unexpected, even strange places.

The Podcast Team
Atlas Obscura
June 7, 2021
David García checks a pizza he is cooking on a Pacaya lava river in May, 2021.

pizza

At Pizza Pacaya, the Oven Is an Active Volcano

Chef David García’s secret ingredient is lava.

María Paula Rubiano A.
Atlas Obscura
June 4, 2021
By the beginning of June, sea snot was thick off the coast of Turkey.

why is this like this?

What in the World Is Sea Snot?

And why is it fouling the coast around Istanbul?

Jessica Leigh Hester
Atlas Obscura
June 4, 2021
At farmers markets and other events, Brown displays a variety of apples to incite pomaceous conversations.

heirloom

Meet the Appalachian Apple Hunter Who Rescued 1,000 'Lost' Varieties

Tom Brown's retirement hobby is a godsend for chefs, conservationists, and cider.

Eric J. Wallace
Atlas Obscura
June 3, 2021
Monsieur Bonheur's dozens of tattoos suggest a well-traveled life.

phrenology

Tattoos, Identity, and The Disturbing Fate of 'Monsieur Bonheur'

Clues to who the 19th century Frenchman was can be read on his unusually preserved remains.

Nathaniel Scharping
Atlas Obscura
June 3, 2021
Harking back to ancient America, the Newark Earthworks formed a ceremonial center and a sacred site.

earthworks

Podcast: Newark Earthworks

Join us for a daily celebration of the world’s most wondrous, unexpected, even strange places.

The Podcast Team
Atlas Obscura
June 3, 2021
Tracking the small spiders involves quick, careful work.

spiders

The Fiddly Business of Tracking Australia's Most Venomous Spider

To study the Sydney funnel web spider, one researcher tags along from a distance with the help of tags the size of a grain of rice.

Hannah Thomasy
Atlas Obscura
June 2, 2021
Pneumonia fronts may be accompanied by low shelf clouds, and may travel several miles inland from Lake Michigan.

summer

What the Heck Is a Pneumonia Front?

The explanation behind a "drastic," bone-chilling, mysterious weather event in the Upper Midwest.

Gemma Tarlach
Atlas Obscura
June 2, 2021
A newly decorated Gänseliesel

luck

Podcast: Re-Up Your Luck

Join us for a daily celebration of the world’s most wondrous, unexpected, even strange stories.

The Podcast Team
Atlas Obscura
June 2, 2021
A slice of Wildflour's (current-day) Caked Alaska.

nostalgia

The Return of Karachi's Legendary 'Caked Alaska'

An entire generation associated the beloved riff on Baked Alaska with teen romance and rebellion.

Sanam Maher
Atlas Obscura
June 1, 2021
At the museum, Elvis is alive and well.

neon

Philadelphia’s Neon King Gets a Glowing Castle

Longtime neon connoisseur Len Davidson finally has a museum to house his impressive collection.

Max Ufberg
Atlas Obscura
June 1, 2021
Just doing its corpse flower thing.

pandemic

How a Giant, Stinky, Delightful Corpse Flower Got to an Abandoned Gas Station

It was all thanks to a gardener, a wagon, and a sense of pandemic-era camaraderie.

Jessica Leigh Hester
Atlas Obscura
June 1, 2021
Halls of underground graffiti.

graffiti

Podcast: Clausland Mountain Tunnels

Join us for a daily celebration of the world’s most wondrous, unexpected, even strange places.

The Podcast Team
Atlas Obscura
June 1, 2021
Peering into the abyss.

sinkhole

Podcast: National Corvette Museum Sinkhole

Join us for a daily celebration of the world’s most wondrous, unexpected, even strange places.

The Podcast Team
Atlas Obscura
May 31, 2021
Pastila with tea is a Russian teatime staple.

desserts

The Historic Russian Recipe That Turns Apples Into Marshmallows

Disarmingly simple, pastila is lighter than air.

Anne Ewbank
Atlas Obscura
May 28, 2021
Flame spewing from the Nyiragongo Volcano, as seen across Lake Kivu.

earthquakes

Why Congo’s Nyiragongo Volcano Has Scientists on Edge

Fast lava and suspicious earthquakes mean people are still at risk.

Robin George Andrews
Atlas Obscura
May 28, 2021
Town criers, one of Britain's longest—and loudest—traditions, fell silent during the pandemic, including competitions.

competitions

How Do You Win a Silent Town Crier Competition?

Participants honored Britain's long and loud tradition without a single shout.

Richard Collett
Atlas Obscura
May 28, 2021
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