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Supermarket cats, rainbow crosswalks, tricked-out Jerry Orbach tribute cars, and more.

For over 20 years, Dr. Travis Rector has been documenting elusive cosmic matter.

In medieval churches, hierarchy was inverted for a day.

Sensitivity to bitterness was thought to be entirely genetic.

Sheltered against the freezing winter, this plant show transports visitors back in time, and to a balmier climate.

The answer to the $84 million burning a hole in your pocket.

Three mammals, two fish, 11 reptiles, 11 amphibians, and 88 plants, all from the same region.

Who besides Atlas Obscura and Hendrick's Gin would throw an after dark garden party in the middle of winter?

The past 12 months, contemplated in tree time.

They're sheltering aquatic species, keeping out invasive fish, and holding beaches and swamps together.

It's the end of a telegraphic era.

It was billed as the first air-conditioned building in the United States.

From a lost continent to rare seahorses, explore our interactive map of the year's most wondrous discoveries.

Steven Spazuk's flame-powered technique is inspired by 1930s Surrealists.

The truth is out there.

Research has rarely been so adorable.

After years of testing, a French gastronaut is offering everyone's favorite happy hour mollusks in a rainbow of flavors.

This weather report has been making waves for 150 years.