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Abergele, Wales

Llangernyw Yew

One of the world's oldest trees comes with a Welsh legend intertwining it with a spirit prophesying death.

Fleeting Wonders: A Siberian Cat is Running for Mayor

Cara Giaimo December 17, 2015

FOUND: A Giant Salamander the Size of a Child

Sarah Laskow December 16, 2015

How to Raise a 165-Year-Old Cat

Bacon, champagne, and 3D movies? Why one Texas man thinks he's uncovered an unlikely formula for feline longevity.

Christina Couch December 15, 2015

What Does it Take to Become Best in Show?

Tao Tao Holmes December 11, 2015

Pristimantis attenboroughi

Here's Every Living or Extinct Creature Named After David Attenborough

The most recent addition is a tiny fossilized crustacean.

Sarah Laskow December 11, 2015

Atlas Obscura Gift Guide: 8 Out-There Presents For the Big Dreamer

Sarah Laskow December 10, 2015

London, England

Brown Dog Statue

A memorial to a dog that inspired rioting in the streets of London.

Dog mascot of VS-1, D7, Naval Air Station, Banana River, Florida, January 1, 1943. Naval Aviator is S. MacAdams. Note, the wings on the dog’s “uniform.

The Absurdly Complete History of Animals Parachuting From the Sky

Andy Wright December 9, 2015

space exploration

Vintage Images of Canine Cosmonauts from the USSR

Anika Burgess December 8, 2015

Prairie Village, Kansas

Lawrin Gravesite

A tiny racehorse graveyard in the middle of a quiet Kansas City suburb.

Sandefjord Museum

Sandefjord, Norway

Sandefjord Museum

Europe's only museum solely dedicated to the history of whaling still has a fully-functioning whaling ship.

Nazis Secretly Bred Angora Rabbits at Concentration Camps

Stassa Edwards December 2, 2015

FOUND: So Many Scottish Dinosaur Footprints

Sarah Laskow December 2, 2015

Murals on the exterior of the Best Western

The Couple with a Dream—To Build a Historically Accurate Dinosaur Hotel

Andy Wright December 2, 2015

Fleeting Wonders: A 64-Year-Old Bird Becomes a Mother Again

Ella Morton December 1, 2015

How to be a Bird Pick-Up Artist

Andy Wright December 1, 2015

FOUND: A Pet-Sized Dinosaur

Sarah Laskow November 30, 2015