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The spring pygmy sunfish and a Mazda Toyota plant are going to be neighbors.

Anarchic, organic, surreal, this enclave was once among the most densely populated places on Earth.

Cars slowed to a halt on State Route 240, but the plants just kept bounding along.

Was it a teenage T. rex or another species entirely?

Pyritized trilobites aren't just flashy—they preserve incredible detail.

And salami. And pepperoni.

Atlas Obscura staff highlighted their must-sees for the coming year (and we'd love to see your lists, too).

Fossil plants millions of years old are helping scientists imagine an ancient Arctic forest.

Sydney's technological solution for drought is having unexpected effects on marine life.

A guide to scouting for humble treasures on the shore of the Thames.

Sikhs statewide have organized to feed their fellow Californians in crisis.

Two hundred men and women fought to protect the last wild sohisika trees.

Ötzi’s 5,300-year-old hunting kit could offer clues about how life was lived in Copper Age Europe.

Imagine a calendar that is the same every year—sort of.

Just ink and colored pencil, it took Anton Thomas almost five years.

Before the paper variety, nuts, hops, and dates rained down—and put out the occasional eye.

The guests brought swine from far and wide, and left dozens of carcasses behind.

Desperate bottle-makers turning to a new fuel resulted in a sparkling innovation.