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space exploration

Watch a Live Video of the Earth from Hundreds of Miles Above

Life from a different view.
Erik Shilling November 9, 2016
politics

Here Are Even More of Your Election Panic Dreams

"The dream was candidates around a roasting pig, and Bernie was running through the woods."
Atlas Obscura November 8, 2016
A still from Harry's "Calling Blighty" segment. Harry is on the far right.
news

Help Reunite This Lost WWII Love Letter With Its Owner

It was saved from the lost and found in a British grocery store.
Cara Giaimo November 7, 2016
Russia is stocked up for a cold war.
nature

Giant Snowballs Have Appeared on the Siberian Coast

Nature is getting ready for a fight.
Eric Grundhauser November 4, 2016
A Votomatic machine used in Palm Beach County in the 2000 election.
collections

You Can Buy Your Very Own Florida Voting Machine From the 2000 Election

There are a surprising number available on eBay.
Sarah Laskow November 3, 2016
Edvard Munch's <i>Der Schrei der Natur</i>.
politics

The 2016 Election Is Giving a Lot of People Night Terrors

Here are the panic dreams you sent us.
Atlas Obscura November 3, 2016
A mom and cub grizzly team.
bears

This Rare Bear Gathering in Montana Might Have Been a Family Reunion

Thirteen grizzlies, all hanging out at once.
Cara Giaimo November 2, 2016
politics

Please Tell Us About Your Panic Dreams

It's not your fault.
Atlas Obscura November 2, 2016
Deadwood's 1883 Racketeer Nickel.
money

In Deadwood, Men Wore Fake Five Dollar Coins on Their Wrists to Show Off

Gold-plated nickels were all the rage.
Sarah Laskow November 2, 2016
31 days of halloween

The Most Halloween Police Photo of 2016

It's a good one.
Erik Shilling October 31, 2016
This guy needs a nap.
animals

Exhausted Geese Are Falling Out of The Sky in Canada

They need a break.
Eric Grundhauser October 28, 2016
The Edicule.
caves

Found: The Original Walls of the Cave Where Jesus Was Buried

The walls, enclosed in a marble structure, were thought to have fallen long ago.
Sarah Laskow October 28, 2016
brain collections

The Inept Story Behind 100 Missing Brains at the University of Texas

Were they ever missing at all?
JPat Brown October 26, 2016
The tree man, post-arrest.
trees

Man Dressed As Tree Arrested

A man dressed himself as a tree.
Cara Giaimo October 25, 2016
news

A Massive Celtic Cross Is Secretly Growing in an Irish Forest

It's been in the works for awhile.
Cara Giaimo October 24, 2016
An African Pouched Rat, in training to find land mines in Tanzania.
rats

The U.S. Has Hired Rats To Combat Wildlife Trafficking

It's the latest coup for the talented African Pouched Rat, which is already busy sniffing out land mines and tuberculosis.
Cara Giaimo October 24, 2016
We did not know what to make of this, at all.
animals

What in the World Are These Bats Doing?

NSFW, if you are a bat.
Sarah Laskow October 24, 2016
John F. Kennedy and Chep Morrison share a slightly awkward handshake in 1961.
politics

The Strange World of Political Handshakes

They date back to ancient Babylonia.
Cara Giaimo October 21, 2016