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Checking In on the Algae of a Brooklyn Reservoir With a Microbiologist

Sally Warring knows a lot about what we can't see.

Sabrina Imbler December 10, 2019

Denise's pygmy seahorse, perched in a gorgonian.

Taiwan’s Pygmy Seahorses Have a Robust Social Media Presence

Scientists used it to conduct a survey of them in the country's dive hotspots.

Sabrina Imbler November 14, 2019

Permanently Closed

Seoul, South Korea

Greem Cafe

Step into a cartoon at this Seoul café that aims to evoke a two-dimensional scene.

What do you mean you're not following Atlas Obscura on Instagram?

15 Instagram Feeds That Help Make the World More Wondrous

Atlas Obscura readers (and staff!) praise the Instagrammers who are truly blowing them away in 2019.

Eric Grundhauser February 8, 2019

A "self-pietrait" of pie artist, Jessica Leigh Clark-Bojin.

Portrait of the Pie Artist as an Instagram Star

Jessica Leigh Clark-Bojin's expert dough designs have earned her a following.

Eric Grundhauser February 14, 2018

February 21, 1985: The first MacWorld at Brooks Hall in San Francisco.

How San Francisco Chronicled Its Own Tech Boom

A look back at Silicon Valley's adolescence.

Anika Burgess May 19, 2017

The TSA's Instagram Features Highly Bizarre Confiscated Items

Weird and wonderful attempts to sneak illicit objects on board are documented on the TSA's official account with a healthy dose of dry humor.

Urvija Banerji May 27, 2016