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Mongolia's last reindeer riders don’t rely on their herd just for transportation.

It may have even helped bring on the bubonic plague.

This summer, chill like an ancient hominin and make some art.

The treatments are no longer mandatory, but they're still available.

Doctors sent "Devonshire colic" patients to soak in the town of Bath.

An "Arctic mystery" may lead to a future of food under the permafrost.

Like humans, the notoriously nervous cats can use a surrogate best friend.

But Colombia’s outbreak of lethal banana fungus is still bad news.

Atlas Obscura readers recommend their favorite public timepieces.

A cookbook devoted to morning meals showcases chocolate-fish porridge, ice-cream brioche, and more.

Mitch Yockelson scours the country for its missing heritage.

Bureaucratic paperwork led to pretty maps that highlight power structures and visual identity.

Glimpses of a master revising, changing, and editing.

This two-ingredient dish allegedly halted religious conflict, and is still cherished today.

The ash-encased city always manages to surprise.

It took seven years to evacuate all the goannas, echidnas, and venomous snakes.

The vintage 4x4 traversed rural roads in Dharamsala for 10 years, with His Holiness in tow.

Exploited for years, these vital wetlands near Nairobi are blooming anew thanks to a remarkable grassroots effort.