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An extremely rare purple-red diamond came from the Argyle volcano and mine in Western Australia, source of almost all of the world's pink diamonds.
science

Wonder Is Everywhere: Lincoln’s Crooked Bowtie, the Mystery of Pink Diamonds, and More From Around the Web

Get a peek into what we’re obsessed with right now.
April White September 29, 2023
military history

Podcast: Italy’s Bomb Squad

Volunteers have been finding, excavating, removing, and sometimes even defusing bombs.
The Podcast Team September 18, 2023
abandoned

The Surprising Second Life of an Abandoned Victorian Sea Fort

“We want it to feel like you’re exploring something for the first time.”
Roxanne Hoorn August 31, 2023
Anchorage, Alaska

Nike Site Summit

Tour a Cold War-era U.S. military missile launch site in Anchorage.
libraries

Podcast: Spaces for Spies

Where real-world American espionage comes to life.
The Podcast Team July 25, 2023
A cannon sits on a wet wooden platform overlooking trees
Aldershot, England

Redan Hill Fortifications

In the mid-1800s, the British military used this hilltop fort to train soldiers.
A large stone 3 and 2-story building with arched windows
Athens, Greece

Weiler Building

A former military hospital is now used to study and preserve artifacts of the Acropolis.
taxidermy

Podcast: Man’s Best (Stiff) Friends

Two very special dogs lovingly preserved after death.
The Podcast Team July 13, 2023
bunkers

Podcast: The Greenbrier

This fallout shelter beneath a West Virginia resort was a state secret until 1992.
The Podcast Team June 13, 2023
After the destruction caused along the Miami beaches by Hurricane Andrew, in 1992, five new lifeguard stations were created, striking colorful, geometric figures on the waterfront. Another wave of these buildings appeared in 2015.
forests

Kick Off Summer With 7 Unique Beach Reads About the Beach

Surprising stories from where land meets sea.
April White June 1, 2023
The packaging laboratory where researchers design and test ways to transport and store rations in a wide variety of environments.
science

The Evolution of American Military Food

What would George Washington's spruce beer-chugging troops have thought about today's cheesecake rations?
Diana Hubbell May 12, 2023
A Close Combat Assault Ration, which provides calorie-dense nutrition and is shelf stable for years.
science

Feeding Armies Throughout History

From Sparta to the Mongol Empire, soldiers needed fuel for the fight.
Diana Hubbell May 12, 2023
At the high-tech military food center colloquially known as Natick Lab, R&D achievements include a vacuum microwave-dried cheeseburger (center top) and other shelf-stable meals.
science

How to Feed an Army

Go behind the scenes at the Massachusetts military lab engineering the fuel of the future.
Diana Hubbell May 12, 2023
Trays at the US Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine’s Metabolic Kitchen are prepared for an employee taste-testing panel.
science

Food Innovations That Came from War

Thank Uncle Sam for Cheetos, air fryers, and other modern mainstays.
Diana Hubbell May 12, 2023
U.S. Marines stand guard in the Garmsir district of Helmand Province in 2009. The province was the site of the most deaths of American and British soldiers during the U.S./NATO–led occupation of the country.
haunted

The Harrowing Tale of Afghanistan’s ‘Haunted’ Outpost

Centuries-old culture and modern military psychology intertwined at Observation Point Rock.
Tom Mutch May 5, 2023
All illustrations: John Mata for Atlas Obscura
military history

Puzzle Monday: War Heroes Crossword

AO Puzzles May 1, 2023
Yuma Proving Grounds Open Air Museum
Fortuna Foothills, Arizona

Yuma Proving Grounds Open Air Museum

An assortment of armored tanks and Howitzer cannons in the middle of the Sonoran Desert.
Before joining the Central Luzon Huks as Commander Liwayway, Remedios Gomez-Paraiso was known in her rural town for her poise and beauty.
military history

Commander Liwayway and Other Filipino Women Who Fought During World War II

The “Huk Amazons” were military commanders, leaders, soldiers, spies, and more.
Sarah Durn March 29, 2023