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An artist's conception of planets found by Kepler.

aliens

How to Create an Interstellar Network of Planets

Could a megastructure help us start a conversation with an alien civilization?

Sarah Laskow
Atlas Obscura
March 26, 2018
The battle rages on.

everyday objects

Vote in the Final Four of Our Search for the Most Wondrous Everyday Inventions

Who will make the finals?

Jessica Leigh Hester
Atlas Obscura
March 26, 2018
Snazzy.

april fools day

The Great Oxford Poop Prank

Don't you guano know what happened?

Cara Giaimo
Atlas Obscura
March 26, 2018
Suction cups keep these sensors adhered to whales.

plankton

DIY Tech Is Helping Scientists Keep Up With Marine Life

Marine biologists are engineering creative new ways to ride along with whales, bob with jellies, and drift with plankton.

Jessica Leigh Hester
Atlas Obscura
March 23, 2018
An abandoned cottage by an inlet in Iceland's Westfjords.

visual

Exploring Iceland's Beautiful, Desolate Westfjords

Abandoned homes in dramatic landscapes.

Anika Burgess
Atlas Obscura
March 23, 2018
The mayor of Trier poses for a photograph with the new lights.

communism

Karl Marx Is the Latest Historical Figure Helping People Cross the Road

Green means go, revolutionary red means stop.

Natasha Frost
Atlas Obscura
March 23, 2018
A photograph by F. W. Guerin from the turn of the century shows a woman holding  a book.

cards

The Victorian Cards That Explained How to Use a Book to Flirt

"Resting on right cheek: You are too willing."

Natasha Frost
Atlas Obscura
March 23, 2018
The Gamble House.

discover los angeles

How a Location Scout Spends 3 Days Touring L.A.

Nick Carr shares his favorite Hollywood backdrops for Three Obscure Days in Los Angeles.

Sponsored By Discover Los Angeles
Kagami mochi with a traditional orange on top.

new year nibbles

The Los Angeles Bakery Keeping Mochi in Temples and Traditions

Brian Kito wants to protect mochi’s status as more than a standard sweet.

Richard Foss
Atlas Obscura
March 23, 2018
A snow leopard in a pile of garbage.

garbage

Snow Leopards Shouldn't Have to Deal With Our Garbage

But as this photo shows, they do.

Cara Giaimo
Atlas Obscura
March 23, 2018
So many species, each with a name.

names

The Beautiful Complexity of Naming Every Living Thing

After two centuries of binomial nomenclature, scientists are nowhere close to running out of things to document.

Jessica Leigh Hester
Atlas Obscura
March 22, 2018
A New Edition of 'Frankenstein' for Scientists, Mad and Otherwise

frankenstein

A New Edition of 'Frankenstein' for Scientists, Mad and Otherwise

This newly annotated edition of the classic novel shows that each age gets the monsters it deserves.

Samir S. Patel
Atlas Obscura
March 22, 2018
'Boy,' the dog of Prince Rupert of the Rhine, is depicted here being killed at the battle of Marston Moor in 1644.

magic

375 Years Later, English Schoolchildren Still Learn About a Magic Propaganda Dog

Prince Rupert of the Rhine's poodle, Boy, was said to be a witch, but it was all fake news.

Eric Grundhauser
Atlas Obscura
March 22, 2018
A mysterious bookplate.

libraries

Bookplates Hold the Secrets to Books’ Past Lives

The mysterious marks owners leave in their books tell stories of their own.

Sarah Laskow
Atlas Obscura
March 22, 2018
Deerfoot and Southern Girl aboard the Jacob Ruppert, about to take off for Antarctica. (The expedition's cow-tender, Edward Cox, is milking Deerfoot.)

marketing

In 1933, Four Cows Went to Antarctica

It was not their idea.

Cara Giaimo
Atlas Obscura
March 22, 2018
This pi is good for you.

vegetables

The Grocery Stocker Who Makes Hypnotic Vegetable Designs

Scallions, radishes, and endives form artistic works.

Anne Ewbank
Atlas Obscura
March 22, 2018
Hyrda.

storms

Photographing a Stormy Sea in All Its Mythic Glory

Relentlessly imposing waves.

Anika Burgess
Atlas Obscura
March 21, 2018
A Stationery Accessory Straight From the Middle Ages

stationery

A Stationery Accessory Straight From the Middle Ages

If you're going to seal your letters with wax, you'd best use a desktop candle furnace.

Eric Grundhauser
Atlas Obscura
March 21, 2018
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