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A Taiwanese feast.

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‘Made in Taiwan’ Is a Love Letter to the Island Nation

Clarissa Wei’s debut cookbook celebrates centuries of Taiwanese culture and foodways.

Diana Hubbell
Atlas Obscura
September 15, 2023
Wonder Is Everywhere: A Message in an Egg Carton, Millions of Confused Bees, and More From Around the Web

wonder is everywhere

Wonder Is Everywhere: A Message in an Egg Carton, Millions of Confused Bees, and More From Around the Web

Get a peek into what we’re obsessed with right now.

April White
Atlas Obscura
September 15, 2023
The limestone canopic jars of lady Senetnay featured lids shaped like human heads. Two jars are kept at the Museum August Kestner in Hanover, Germany.

egyptian collections

Get a Whiff of Ancient Egypt’s 'Scent of Eternity'

Experts reconstructed the smell of mummified organs—and it’s actually pretty pleasant.

Roxanne Hoorn
Atlas Obscura
September 14, 2023
Calvosa Olson's cooking combines her Karuk and Italian heritage.

foraged foods

The Karuk Cook Restoring California’s Native Cuisine, One Acorn at a Time

Sara Calvosa Olson's cookbook shares delicious recipes and stories celebrating the oak's nut.

Naomi Tomky
Atlas Obscura
September 14, 2023
The pekapeka-tou-poto, found only in New Zealand, is also known as the lesser short-tailed bat.

bats

The Race to Save the Pekapeka-Tou-Poto, New Zealand's Unique Bat

For scientists, monitoring the feisty, endangered burrowing bat includes moments of "actual madness."

Monica Evans
Atlas Obscura
September 14, 2023
The Ga Hiti in the Thamel neighborhood is one of many spouts that provide life-giving water to the people of Kathmandu.

waterworks

The Lost Waters of Kathmandu Are Needed Now More Than Ever

To prevent drought and save water, Nepal is turning back to 1,500-year-old fountains—with the help of a few snakes.

Tulsi Rauniyar
Atlas Obscura
September 14, 2023
NIST physicists Steve Jefferts (foreground) and Tom Heavner with the NIST-F2 cesium fountain atomic clock

time

Podcast: The Atomic Clock

The one clock that sets them all.

The Podcast Team
Atlas Obscura
September 14, 2023
Mercury, an "empty little rock," appears as a small black dot as it crosses in front of the Sun.

cosmos

Mercury Retrograde Is Ending, and It’s Up to You How to Feel About It

The first planet from the Sun doesn't influence your love life or your luck, but it can help foster a cosmic connection.

Rebecca Boyle
Atlas Obscura
September 13, 2023
The Black Composers of New Orleans Opera Are Finally Getting Their Due

black composers

The Black Composers of New Orleans Opera Are Finally Getting Their Due

And it's all thanks to this mother-daughter dream team.

Shoshi Parks
Atlas Obscura
September 13, 2023
Podcast: Onöhsagwë:de’ Cultural Center

cultures

Podcast: Onöhsagwë:de’ Cultural Center

Lacrosse can trace its origins back centuries to the Native American "Creator's Game."

The Podcast Team
Atlas Obscura
September 13, 2023
When whale sharks congregate, tourists often do, too. Responsible tourism can help minimize the disruption.

snorkeling

Can We Swim With Whale Sharks Responsibly?

How to—and, more importantly, how not to—have an unforgettable wildlife encounter with the biggest fish in the sea.

Roxanne Hoorn
Atlas Obscura
September 12, 2023
Our first place winner is Mark Yuan's photograph of an Allen's hummingbird drinking water droplets in Fremont, California.

contests

Our Final Summer Snaps Photo Contest Winners: Wildlife

For the last days of summer, we're going au naturel!

Winnie Lee
Atlas Obscura
September 12, 2023
Michael Cleary claimed the human Bridget had been abducted when walking through a nearby "fairy fort," like this one in County Roscommon.

murder mystery

Podcast: The "Changeling" Murder of Bridget Cleary

In March 1895, a husband murdered his wife after accusing her of being replaced by an evil fairy.

The Podcast Team
Atlas Obscura
September 12, 2023
My microwave-made feast.

cooking

Cooking a Microwave Feast, 1980s-Style

Is it possible to nuke a decent boeuf bourguignon?

Anne Ewbank
Atlas Obscura
September 11, 2023
Wisconsin's Wolf River, which flows through the Menominee Indian Reservation, where Indigenous traditions guide sustainable forestry.

sustainable

In Wisconsin, the Menominee Tribe's Sustainable Forestry Is Visible From Space

The Menominee Tribe's tradition of doing "what's best for the forest" has become a global model for sustainability.

Fred Pearce
Atlas Obscura
September 11, 2023
Podcast: Fenway Victory Gardens

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Podcast: Fenway Victory Gardens

This "victory garden" grew produce to help bolster dwindling food supplies during World War II.

The Podcast Team
Atlas Obscura
September 11, 2023
All illustrations: John Mata for Atlas Obscura

crosswords

The Atlas Obscura Crossword: Climate, Changed

AO Puzzles
Atlas Obscura
September 11, 2023
A fake island sits at the point where the equator meets the prime meridian.

buoys

The Center of the Earth Has an Imaginary Island and One Floating Soul

Fact and fiction blend together at zero latitude and zero longitude.

Frank Jacobs
Atlas Obscura
September 8, 2023
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