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Scientists and soldiers were evacuated from two Antarctic research bases to a Spanish Navy vessel.

coronavirus

The Great Antarctic Escape

How Spanish scientists and soldiers made an epic journey home as the world locked down around them.

Robin George Andrews
Atlas Obscura
April 29, 2020
The discrepancy pops up in the Grand Canyon, where ancient rock abuts, well, less ancient rock.

deep time

One of Geology’s Great Mysteries May Actually Be Many Smaller Mysteries

The “Great Unconformity” is a big chunk of missing deep time.

Isaac Schultz
Atlas Obscura
April 28, 2020
During the Renaissance, Drinking Wine Was a Fight Against Physics

renaissance

During the Renaissance, Drinking Wine Was a Fight Against Physics

Successful sips were signs of nobility.

Amelia Soth
Atlas Obscura
April 28, 2020
Preserve Your Quarantine Nature Walks With a DIY Herbarium

obscura academy

Preserve Your Quarantine Nature Walks With a DIY Herbarium

Pressed plants can be your journal of the pandemic.

Jessica Leigh Hester
Atlas Obscura
April 28, 2020
This portrait of Jelani Alladin, a Broadway actor who is sheltering in place in New York City, was taken during a video chat.

coronavirus

A Photographer's Guide to Creating Portraits From a Distance

Visual artists are working from home—with help from FaceTime and Zoom.

Grace Z. Li
Atlas Obscura
April 28, 2020
Jerusalem artichokes are easy to grow, but hard to peel and hard to stomach, for those with memories of hardship.

war fare

The Triumphant Return of France’s ‘Forgotten Vegetables’

Chefs are helping hardy roots overcome a World War II stigma.

Emily Monaco
Atlas Obscura
April 27, 2020
A bevy of bears on a porch in Prince Edward Island, Canada.

teddy bears

Teddy Bears Are Taking Over Prince Edward Island in Canada

While locals shelter in place, stuffed toys are popping up by the hundreds on porches and windowsills.

Darcy Rhyno
Atlas Obscura
April 27, 2020
Kitchen hacks from tough times past.

kitchen

Even More Historic Dishes Born From Tough Times to Make at Home

For every crisis, a recipe.

Luke Fater
Atlas Obscura
April 27, 2020
The view occasionally includes a cow that wandered over from a neighbor's farm.

coronavirus

A One-Table Restaurant Is Opening in a Swedish Meadow

There's just one chair, too.

Anna Kang
Atlas Obscura
April 27, 2020
Sunrise lights up the grey at Hokitika beach.

beaches

A New Zealand Festival Turns Detritus Into Offbeat Art

Amateur sculptors are invited to grab some driftwood and make a masterpiece.

Rena Behar
Atlas Obscura
April 27, 2020
Elite chefs in Thailand collect funeral books for their recipes.

funeral food

In Thailand, Funeral Cookbooks Preserve Recipes and Memories

Though their origins are tragic, the books provide invaluable inspiration.

Chawadee Nualkhair
Atlas Obscura
April 24, 2020
Behold the bonkers, baroque design of the Klementinum Library in Prague.

exploration

7 Spectacular Libraries You Can Explore From Your Living Room

You can almost smell the old books.

plumcot
Atlas Obscura
April 24, 2020
A new house in Kongthong.

villages

The Indian Village Where Every Person's Name Is a Unique Song

Hear the tunes that Kongthong residents are given at birth.

Zinara Rathnayake
Atlas Obscura
April 24, 2020
Even with wide-open spaces, staff are being careful to practice social distancing, and wipe down any shared surfaces.

coronavirus

How America's Botanic Gardens Are Growing Without Visitors

Watering and weeding can't wait until the pandemic has passed.

Jessica Leigh Hester
Atlas Obscura
April 23, 2020
Crowds on Al Moaz in Cairo.

airports

The Ghost Airline That Has Linked Cairo and Tel Aviv for Decades

Air Sinai is shrouded in mystery. But why?

Shira Telushkin
Atlas Obscura
April 23, 2020
The food at Mr. Kabob, a Chaldean gas-station restaurant that is a short drive from Chaldean Town.

delicious diaspora

The Detroit Restaurants That Taste Like Ancient Mesopotamia

Known for their food, the city's Chaldean diaspora wants to revive their restaurant scene.

Priya Krishna
Atlas Obscura
April 23, 2020
The entrance to the multimedia Queen in the Park art installation at Ginza Sony Park, in February 2020.

rock and roll

The Pandemic Hasn't Dulled Japan's Special Love for Queen

Fans are finding new ways to celebrate the band during the 45th anniversary of their first arrival there.

Allan Richarz
Atlas Obscura
April 23, 2020
The massive gallery 1,600 feet below France has some pretty big feet on display.

paleontology

What It’s Like to Find Prehistoric Dinosaur Tracks on the Ceiling

Of course, they are deep underground and came from 75-ton titanosaurs.

Isaac Schultz
Atlas Obscura
April 22, 2020
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