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Bear soup.

Living Off the Land in the Arctic Circle

In Lapland, chefs and residents hunt and gather to make bear soup, lingonberry syrup, and reindeer.

Eileen Cho October 19, 2018

Visitors stare at babies in incubators at Martin Couney's New York World's Fair attraction, 1939-1940.

When Infants in Incubators Were a Sideshow Attraction

Archival photographs show the spectacle of babies who went on display, in an effort to save their lives.

Anika Burgess September 27, 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

A photo from The Daily Herald, with the original caption "Girl acetylene welders were at their job as usual today, cutting the girders of the temporary Waterloo Bridge, which is being dismantled."

Women Built London's Waterloo Bridge, But It Took These Photos to Prove It

Uncovering evidence of a long-forgotten history.

Anika Burgess September 21, 2018

George R. Lawrence and his 1,400-pound camera.

In 1900, Photographing an Entire Train Required the World’s Biggest Camera

With bellows big enough to stand in.

Anika Burgess September 5, 2018

A Jo Mora carte of Carmel-By-The-Sea, made in 1942. Click to zoom.

The Cowboy Cartographer Who Loved California

Jo Mora poured the state's whole history—and his own life—into his incredibly detailed, whimsical maps.

Cara Giaimo August 30, 2018

<em>Mysteries of Love and Space II</em>, one of Navina Khatib's layered photos of Bolivian salt flats.

A Surreal, Pastel Perspective on the World's Largest Salt Flat

Dreamy images of Bolivia's Salar de Uyuni.

Anika Burgess August 29, 2018

<em>People in Interiors</em>, from <em>The Sociological Record</em>, Ostropa, Silesia, 1980.

Zofia Rydet Spent the Last Decades of Her Life Trying to Photograph Every House in Poland

Inside an archive of more than 20,000 documentary images.

Anika Burgess August 24, 2018

Winged skates from the Strathcona Palace Pier rink, Toronto, Canada.

When Local Roller Rinks Had Their Own Collectible Stickers

Distinctive designs from the "Golden Age" of roller-skating.

Anika Burgess August 23, 2018

<em>An Ostrich Saving Its Young with the Blood of an Asp</em>, from <em>Miroir de l’Humaine Salvation</em>, France, 15th century.

The Secret Meanings Behind the Beasts in a Medieval Menagerie

In Middle Age Europe, animals were popular storytellers.

Anika Burgess August 17, 2018

<em>King Eider</em> by Daniel P. Huffman visualizes the arctic life of the king eider sea duck. This is one of 135 pieces that Huffman produced for the <em>Ecological Atlas of the Bering, Chukchi, and Beaufort Seas</em>.

The World's Newest, Most Gloriously Designed Maps

Cartographers, rejoice.

Anika Burgess August 10, 2018

Arne Jacobsen's Skovshoved gas station, Copenhagen, Denmark.

roadside attractions

Sometimes, Gas Stations Are Beautiful

A new book captures their strange appeal.

Anika Burgess August 9, 2018

On the Extraterrestrial Highway, Nevada.

A Photographer’s Journey Through the Heart of UFO Country

From Area 51 to Roswell, a believer's-eye view of the desert.

Sponsored By Travel Nevada

Members of the Boulder City Consulting Board and other officials standing in a section of pipe over the Hoover Dam, 1935.

Famous Landmarks, Before They Were Finished

Revealing photos of works-in-progress.

Anika Burgess July 24, 2018

One of Neubronner's pigeons, with camera.

For a Brief, Glorious Moment, Camera-Wielding Pigeons Spied From Above

In the early 20th century, Julius Neubronner turned his birds into photographers.

Anika Burgess July 13, 2018

Skowhegan, Maine, May 1992.

The Mystery Man Who Spent 20 Years Photographing North American Buildings

His name was Barry Gfeller, and he left behind an astonishing 50,000 previously unseen images.

Anika Burgess July 6, 2018

A photo of mechanic Joseph David, made by biologist Louis Boutan.

How a 19th-Century Biologist Became an Underwater Photography Pioneer

A deep dive into the "submarine landscapes" of Louis Boutan.

Anika Burgess June 14, 2018

Tilted trees on Nozaki Island, Japan.

An Island's Spiritual History, Documented in Haunting Photographs

Walking the trails to prayer on Japan’s Nozaki Island, once home to persecuted Christians.

Anika Burgess June 11, 2018