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"Time" is the most commonly used noun in the English language, but its meanings seem various and ill-defined.

neuroscience

How Long Is a Moment?

The physics, neuroscience, linguistics, and philosophy behind a little bit of time.

Natasha Frost
Atlas Obscura
February 6, 2018
You won't find Carolina Reaper ice cream in Baskin Robbins anytime soon.

spicy

Would You Eat This Dangerously Spicy Ice Cream?

It's made with one of the world's hottest chilies.

Anne Ewbank
Atlas Obscura
February 6, 2018
Researchers studying language in northern Peninsular Malaysia discovered a new language.

discovery

Found: An Unknown Language Spoken in a Single Malaysian Village

It has no words for ownership and lots of ways to talk about sharing.

Vittoria Traverso
Atlas Obscura
February 6, 2018
Marmorkrebs are now so common in Madagascar that they threaten native species.

water

The Mutant, All-Female Crayfish That Reproduce by Cloning Themselves

A horror film made real.

Natasha Frost
Atlas Obscura
February 6, 2018
John Krubsack and his chair.

furniture

What Happened to the First Chair Grown From Living Trees?

On the hunt for a pioneering piece of furniture.

Sarah Laskow
Atlas Obscura
February 6, 2018
Lam's plush viscera include kidneys, the gallbladder, and intestines.

knitting

The Most Adorable Way to Learn Anatomy Is With Knitted Organs

Using needles and yarn, a medical student is working his way through the human body.

Jessica Leigh Hester
Atlas Obscura
February 6, 2018
Resident artist Zemer Peled.

art

The Ceramics Artists Experimenting at a Shuttered Montana Brick Factory

At the Archie Bray Foundation, wildlife and an isolated locale inspire creativity in clay.

Emily E. Smith
Atlas Obscura
February 6, 2018
Someone about to roll some dice.

mathematics

How the Design of Dice Evolved Over Time

2,000 years of dicey odds.

Christina Ayele Djossa
Atlas Obscura
February 6, 2018
The original cookie.

faded foods

The First Girl Scout Cookie Was Surprisingly Boring

No coconut, chocolate, or mint in sight.

Anne Ewbank
Atlas Obscura
February 5, 2018
The Milky Way as observed from the Chilean desert.

galaxy

Found: First Evidence of Planets Outside the Milky Way

3.8 billion light-years is really, really far away.

Vittoria Traverso
Atlas Obscura
February 5, 2018
Hi! Can I help you?

behavior

Rats Can Trade Favors

The wildly social rodents will work for snacks.

Jessica Leigh Hester
Atlas Obscura
February 5, 2018
The shape of 2014's "Voyageur Hut" was inspired by an upside-down pair of pants.

ice skating

Winnipeg's Coolest 'Warming Huts' Aren't Huts At All

Every year, architects design new structures to warm the heart and the fingers.

Cara Giaimo
Atlas Obscura
February 5, 2018
Your Vietnamese coffee probably comes out of this tin.

american south

The Secret Ingredient to America's Vietnamese Coffee

Chicory blends from New Orleans provided a taste of home.

Anne Ewbank
Atlas Obscura
February 5, 2018
Matsutake (Tricholoma magnivelare)

mushrooms

Washington Could Get an Official State Mushroom

A bill would enshrine American matsutake as one of a few fungal symbols in the U.S.

Sarah Laskow
Atlas Obscura
February 5, 2018
A Beautiful Map of Boston's Sewers

sewers

A Beautiful Map of Boston's Sewers

It's the perfect day to look at some historic Beantown infrastructure.

Cara Giaimo
Atlas Obscura
February 5, 2018
The card catalog at the New York Society Library's Reference Room.

libraries

A Peek at Famous Readers' Borrowing Records From a Private New York Library

Thanks to carefully maintained circulation info, we know when Alexander Hamilton checked out Goethe.

Erin Schreiner
Atlas Obscura
February 5, 2018
The scene of the crime: L'Orangerie closed its doors in 2006, after 29 years of business.

feminism

The Court Case That Killed the 'Ladies Menu'

Upscale restaurants once listed prices only for men.

Natasha Frost
Atlas Obscura
February 2, 2018
The remains in a burial under Mexico City appear to have been arranged in a spiral.

tomb

Found: A Spiral Mass Grave in Mexico City

Evidence of an elaborate ritual 2,400 years ago.

Vittoria Traverso
Atlas Obscura
February 2, 2018
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