Articles by Ella Morton

High in the branches of the Pacific Northwest, entire ecosystems know nothing of the ground below.

A rare deluge at Uluru attracted tourists, locals, and a whole lot of frogs.

The prize includes $15,000 to fund a meaningful, life-changing trip.

Atlas Obscura staff make their expert predictions for what's around the corner.

Spicier alternative titles for some of our stories.

From bioluminescent fungus to random bone houses, here's what we talk about at the office.

This Thanksgiving, why not feast on insects?

They're supposed to be decorative, but they're best thought of as toys.

This thing is incredibly lifelike.

Once a mighty retail hub, Century III is now hauntingly empty.

Oh, the uniformity!

It was “the greatest advance in television since color television itself.”

It's okay, they're meant to be falling down.

Shah Cheragh is one dazzling funerary monument.

Arooooooo!

Sugar blowing is a pretty sweet art.

Flying into Wellington? Make sure that seatbelt is tightly fastened.

Chelsea burned brightly for a few months in 1989.

There's an art and science to making one sound seem more urgent than another.

Got a spare $125,000?

It's the creepiest time of the year.

The world's wonders, in a convenient hardcover format.

This love-filled collective and its compelling leader had quite the creative output.

The long-forbidden blackcurrant fruit is making a U.S. comeback.