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Climate Change

Ecologist Morton J. Elrod used this boulder to measure the terminus of Grinnell Glacier in 1926. Now, no ice is visible from the rock.

Climate Change Is Coming for America's National Parks

Goodbye, glaciers.

Jessica Leigh Hester September 25, 2018

The riparian buffers flanking the Niger River in Timbuktu, Mali, appear in red.

Striking Satellite Images of Cities on the Brink

A fresh perspective on the fragility and resilience of our world.

Jessica Leigh Hester September 24, 2018

Dillon Reservoir in Frisco, Colorado, where extreme drought is drawing down reservoirs across the state, September, 2018.

What Water Shortages in the Western U.S. Would Mean for Craft Beer

Colorado is in the midst of its worst drought since the Dust Bowl in the 1930s.

Lindsay Fendt September 13, 2018

A view from the south peak of Kebnekaise, until recently Sweden's tallest point.

What Happens When Your Country's Tallest Mountain Peak Shrinks?

The southern summit of Kebnekaise was the highest point in Sweden. Then it melted.

Cara Giaimo September 11, 2018

A sleek side view of the farm, with the shrubby cow garden on top.

All Aboard the World's First Floating Dairy Farm

More sustainable food production may call for plopping cows on the water.

Abbey Perreault August 22, 2018

A Negroni featuring iceberg ice.

Iceberg Ice

In Newfoundland, the icebergs that float along the coast may end up in your cocktail.

The "UKFT" in all its glory.

Atlas Obscura Readers Imagine Their Future National Dishes

The food of 2050 includes crickets, plastic, and nothing at all.

Anne Ewbank August 14, 2018

Even this woolly mammoth replica doesn't have real woolly mammoth hair.

For Sale: A Hat Made of Woolly Mammoth Hair

An expert confirmed its authenticity.

Sarah Laskow August 13, 2018

Wrecks stand to see a number of threats in a changing ocean. Here, NOAA diver John Brooks a ship off the coast of Hawaii.

The Second Death of Long-Submerged Shipwrecks

Climate change is coming for underwater archaeological sites.

Jessica Leigh Hester July 27, 2018

Little pieces of plastic pile up in waterways all over the world.

Trawling Through the Murky World of Microplastics

In waterways around the globe, the teeny tiny shreds are a big problem.

Jessica Leigh Hester July 24, 2018

A pod of narwhals in central Baffin Bay.

Narwhals Are Real, And They Could Be in Real Trouble

As Arctic waters warm, shipping traffic is rapidly increasing in their favored habitats.

Jessica Leigh Hester July 10, 2018

A contemporary Tour of Flanders rider zooms through a green landscape.

What Footage From 1980s Bike Races Can Teach Us About Climate Change

Ignore the Lycra—look at the flowers.

Cara Giaimo July 9, 2018

The calving front of the Helheim glacier.

See a Giant Iceberg Fall Into the Sea

Scientists filmed the break-up of a Greenland glacier.

Sarah Laskow July 9, 2018

Across some sections of the Arctic, seasonal sea ice is failing to reappear as temperatures rise.

Why a Portion of the Arctic Ocean May Become Part of the Atlantic

Clue: It's related to climate change.

Natasha Frost June 29, 2018

Climate change and technology will likely play an outsized role.

What Will Your National Dish Look Like in 2050?

We want to know your predictions for the future's culinary landscape.

Anne Ewbank June 5, 2018

<em>Ophiocordyceps</em> growing from an ant on a thin branch.

Climate Change Made Zombie Ants Even More Cunning

Your move, Hollywood.

Matt Simon June 4, 2018

The night sky in June 2016, over McMurdo Station.

Shedding New Light on the Mysteries of Antarctica's Long, Dark Winter

The continent's winter months present one of the most challenging—and surprising—research environments on Earth.

Sarah Laskow May 15, 2018

Cologny, Switzerland

Villa Diodati

Where Mary Shelley’s 'Frankenstein' and John William Polidori's 'The Vampyre' were born.