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Have you ever wondered what it would be like to be a fly stuck in a bubbly drink at a picnic?

oceans

At 'Soda Springs' in the Philippines, the Seafloor Bubbles Like Champagne

The bubbles are mostly carbon dioxide, and gurgle up from the ground in streamers or curtains.

Jessica Leigh Hester
Atlas Obscura
January 30, 2020
Serbian 'pohovana piletina' leads a second, star-studded life in Barberton, Ohio.

dynamic diasporas

How Serbian Immigrants Made an Ohio Town the ‘Fried Chicken Capital of the World'

From Vojvodina, with lard.

Luke Fater
Atlas Obscura
January 30, 2020
The collection comprises volumes from all over the world, including this handwritten holy book, composed on parchment in an Ethiopian monastery.

fascism

The Belgrade Book Collection That Survived War, Fascism, and Neglect

One family has kept it going—and growing—since 1720.

Bhavya Dore
Atlas Obscura
January 30, 2020
A swarm of locusts in Samburu county, approximately 186 miles north of Nairobi, Kenya, on January 22.

swarms

How Climate Change Helped Spawn an East African Locust Crisis

Pictures from the ground show an insect storm of biblical proportions.

Zoya Teirstein
Atlas Obscura
January 30, 2020
Welcome to the pine rocklands, one of the world's most endangered habitats.

disappearing world

Visiting One of the Last Fragments of Miami's Eccentric Native Forest

Pine rockland grows on the most stable land in Florida, which is why it’s doomed.

Sabrina Imbler
Atlas Obscura
January 29, 2020
Rosy Kashmiri chai traditionally has a savory taste.

tea

The Art and Science of Kashmir's Pink Tea

Green tea becomes rosy with the addition of a special ingredient.

Sribala Subramanian
Atlas Obscura
January 29, 2020
The rocky escarpments of Karoo, South Africa. Roughly 183 million years ago, this area was part of the supercontinent Gondwana.

destination southern africa

When South Africa Was Home to the 'Firewalkers' of Karoo

The reptilian critters may not have survived, but they made sure to sign off feet first.

Isaac Schultz
Atlas Obscura
January 29, 2020
The gator's red-tipped bones indicate that bone worms have come to feast.

alligator

The Curious Case of the Deep-Sea Bone Worms and the Vanishing Underwater Gator

Scientists dropped three alligators to the bottom of the ocean. One of them was never seen again.

Sabrina Imbler
Atlas Obscura
January 29, 2020
As the mirabilite accumulates, it forms crystallized terraces on the lakefront.

mars

Utah's Great Salt Lake Could Hold Clues to Life on Mars

The mineral mirabilite is the key.

Isaac Schultz
Atlas Obscura
January 28, 2020
Home sweet home!

freemasons

The Monumental Undertaking of Moving Into an Old Masonic Temple

The 20,000-square-foot house requires endless renovations, but the ceiling is high enough to fly a drone inside.

Jessica Leigh Hester
Atlas Obscura
January 28, 2020
From the “Greenhouse” series.

agriculture

Glowing Dutch Greenhouses, As Seen From Way Up High

Photographer Tom Hegen captures a bird's eye view of the future.

Winnie Lee
Atlas Obscura
January 28, 2020
Two of the "Fantastic Grandmothers" document a greater sea snake, photo-identifying its uniquely patterned tail for their growing database.

snakes

The Snorkeling Grannies of New Caledonia

They're senior citizens turned citizen scientists. And their work is changing marine biology, one sea snake at a time.

Sofia Quaglia
Atlas Obscura
January 27, 2020
According to Inquisition records, men were often fearful that women would slip magic potions into their morning hot chocolate.

gender

The Chocolate-Brewing Witches of Colonial Latin America

The Inquisition persecuted women who used cacao to entice lovers and spurn enemies.

Reina Gattuso
Atlas Obscura
January 27, 2020
German authorities with a 500-pound bomb discovered during construction work. Such discoveries are regular occurrences in cities that were bombed during World War II.

explosions

What Happens When They Find a World War II Bomb Down the Street

In German cities, it means alerts, traffic, evacuations, and at least a little anxiety.

Andrew Curry
Atlas Obscura
January 27, 2020
A cyclist rides past the tank graveyard in 2016.

tanks

This Tank Graveyard Is a Monument to Eritrea's Struggle for Liberation

With Eritrea and Ethiopia finally at peace, a massive military junkyard takes on new meaning.

Frank Moens
Atlas Obscura
January 27, 2020
Today nearly 7,000 Père David's deer roam the wetlands of China.

extinct animals

The French Missionary and the English Duke Who Saved a Chinese Deer From Extinction

A conservation tale 120 years in the telling. 

Marina Wang
Atlas Obscura
January 24, 2020
Hail struck Parliament House in Canberra on January 20, 2020.

storms

Australia Needs Slow and Steady Rain—Not Golf Ball-Sized Hail

The fire-scorched landscape needs water. But not the kind that recently fell on Canberra.

Jessica Leigh Hester
Atlas Obscura
January 24, 2020
This is not want you want to see in a sewer.

fatberg

How a Massive Fatberg Went From Sewer to Science Museum

The underground menace is now a reminder that people should be kinder to their pipes.

Jessica Leigh Hester
Atlas Obscura
January 24, 2020
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