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brain

What's Going on Inside Woodpeckers' Brains?

Researchers pried open the skulls of birds in museum collections to take a closer look.

Jessica Leigh Hester
Atlas Obscura
February 2, 2018
Essential winter survival gear: a book and a blanket.

wishlist

Atlas Obscura's Mid-Winter Reading List

Great books for when you absolutely cannot face going outside.

Eric Grundhauser
Atlas Obscura
February 2, 2018
Ancient cryptomeria cedar trees line both sides of the Daimonzaka trail.

pilgrimages

Hiking Kumano Kodo, a Remote Ancient Pilgrimage Route in Japan

Follow in the footsteps of 10th-century emperors.

Ali Jaffe
Atlas Obscura
February 2, 2018
These signs are reanimated through a technology called projection mapping.

neon

See the Vintage Neon Signs of Las Vegas, Reanimated

These beacons are broken, and yet it's now possible to see what they once would have looked like.

Sarah Laskow
Atlas Obscura
February 2, 2018
Wood's reconstructed blades have poplar projectiles and obsidian and bone "arrowheads".

weapons

Why Two Anthropologists Reconstructed Prehistoric Weaponry

Hunter-gatherers were more tech-savvy than we give them credit for.

Natasha Frost
Atlas Obscura
February 2, 2018
Something wrong?

birds

The Bird That Can Picture Its Predators

"Snake!"

Jessica Leigh Hester
Atlas Obscura
February 2, 2018
Mm, calamari.

mind over menu

Why Picky Eaters Are Partial to Calamari and Not Squid

Changing languages can make a big difference.

Paula Mejia
Atlas Obscura
February 1, 2018
A pre-1906 view of the house from the south.

construction

Demystifying the Winchester Mystery House

Under new management, the labyrinthine mansion is giving up more of its closely guarded secrets.

Elizabeth Svoboda
Atlas Obscura
February 1, 2018
The two sides of a 90-million-year-old fossilized fish found in the flagstones at a Colombian monastery.

marine

Found: A Fossilized Fish in a Monastery Flagstone

A 10-year-old boy on a tour spotted the fossil and reported it to a local museum.

Vittoria Traverso
Atlas Obscura
February 1, 2018
Mmmmmmm.

wishlist

Wishlist: A Pan for Making Danish Pancake Puffs

Smother your troubles in pancake puffs.

Sarah Laskow
Atlas Obscura
February 1, 2018
The inside of hala fruits contain vibrant colors and sweet nectar.

fleeting foods

6 Fruits With Surprising Flavors

Why settle for a banana when you could be tasting lemon meringue pie?

The Gastro Obscura Team
Atlas Obscura
February 1, 2018
The brining shed was already rickety before the storm hit.

herring

The Curious Case of the American Landmark That Floated to Canada

An unlikely international incident surrounding a wayward brining shed.

Jessica Leigh Hester
Atlas Obscura
February 1, 2018
The manuscript is currently held at Yale University.

cryptography

Has Artificial Intelligence Cracked the Voynich Manuscript's Mysterious Code?

Send in the bots.

Natasha Frost
Atlas Obscura
February 1, 2018
Order up, number 30.

burger

The Fast Food Numbering System That Repeatedly Inspires Theft

Swiping Whataburger’s table tents is almost a rite of passage.

Paula Mejia
Atlas Obscura
January 31, 2018
The recently described species Apheloria whiteheadi.

millepedes

Up Close With the First and Only Millipede Lab in the United States

They got legs, and they know how to use them.

Vittoria Traverso
Atlas Obscura
January 31, 2018
This ham looks good enough to carve.

ham

Feast Your Eyes on This Glorious Crocheted Food

Trevor Smith's creations are fuzzy, cozy, and downright edible-looking.

Anne Ewbank
Atlas Obscura
January 31, 2018
A medieval depiction of scribe holding a quill pen and a knife, from Canterbury, England.

knives

Found: A Medieval Knife That Was Used Like an Eraser

It was probably some scribe's best friend.

Vittoria Traverso
Atlas Obscura
January 31, 2018
Researchers in England Are Criss-Crossing Cropland With Wildflowers

bug

Researchers in England Are Criss-Crossing Cropland With Wildflowers

They hope to attract helpful bugs.

Cara Giaimo
Atlas Obscura
January 31, 2018
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