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The "tomb of the years" at Museo Xólotl.
Tlalnepantla, Mexico

'Tomb of the Years' at Tenayuca Pyramid

An archaeological museum at the Aztec pyramid displays signs of the New Fire ritual performed every 52 years.
Menlo Castle
Galway, Ireland

Abandoned Menlo Castle

A moody and picturesque riverside ruin overgrown with vegetation.
Gastro Obscura

Butter Lamps

In Tibetan temples, yak butter burns day and night.
Yorkshire Parkin from the vintage cookbook "Farmhouse Cookery."
Gastro Obscura

Yorkshire Parkin

On November 5, the British celebrate a thwarted assassination attempt with bonfires and deliciously dense, sticky gingerbread.
A glimpse inside the burnt museum. The meteorite is one of the only objects to survive.
museums

Students Are Collecting Photos to Remember Brazil’s Destroyed National Museum

After a fire tore through the institution, visitors' images have become an informal archive of its collections.
Sarah Laskow September 4, 2018
All that remains of the S.S. Garden City are its paddle wheel hub and boilers.
Crockett, California

Wreckage of the S.S. Garden City

The remains of a deserted steamboat sit rusting beside an old ferry pier and an abandoned train platform.
The red indicates fire.
maps

A Map of Fires Burning All Across the Globe

From above the Earth, it's possible to see how much is aflame.
Sarah Laskow August 24, 2018
Ghost peppers, some of the hottest peppers on earth.
fires

To Discourage Rodents From Eating Seeds, Scientists Are Getting Spicy

A ghost pepper–based coating could help ecosystems recover from wildfires.
Matthew Taub August 6, 2018
The letters had been hidden beneath the gorse.
military history

Ireland's Coast Has Giant, Hidden Signs Telling Pilots Where They Are

A wildfire has just uncovered one of these "Éire" signs from World War II.
Sarah Laskow August 6, 2018
The Carr fire burns along Highway 299 between Whiskeytown and Redding, July 28, 2018.
fires

A California Wildfire Whirled Into a 'Fire Tornado'

Wind speeds were as strong as 143 miles per hour.
Sarah Laskow August 3, 2018
An air tanker drops retardant to help contain the Ferguson fire in Stanislaus National Forest.
fires

Why Fire Retardant Is Colored Bright Red

A California fire has closed down Yosemite National Park.
Sarah Laskow July 26, 2018
Capitol Park.
Tuscaloosa, Alabama

Capitol Park

These ruins are all that's left of the former Alabama State Capitol.
19th century pump
Los Angeles, California

Los Angeles Fire Department Museum

Formerly Fire Station No. 27, the museum is a hidden gem in the heart of Hollywood.
Guardian of the Gulch and two curious visitors.
Helena, Montana

Guardian of the Gulch

The old fire tower is one of the last of its kind in the United States.
Iglesia de San Francisco in 2012.
Valparaiso, Chile

Iglesia de San Francisco

This iconic hilltop church doubled as a lighthouse in the 19th century, guiding ships into the port of Valparaíso.
Gastro Obscura

Eccles Cake

The traditional sweet currant cake has an incendiary reputation.
Canadian Bushplane Heritage Centre
Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario

Canadian Bushplane Heritage Centre

The world's only bushplane museum captures the spirit of the early planes and pilots and their contributions to northern life in Canada.
A Morena effigy in
witchcraft

Welcoming Spring by Burning the Goddess of Winter

Traditions!
Sarah Laskow March 20, 2018