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Evan Nicole Brown

Joined Atlas Obscura in 2018

Contributing Writer here at Atlas Obscura! Say hello: evan.brown@atlasobscura.com @theevanarysays

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The stem has outgrown its room!

botanical gardens

A 'Century Plant' in Chicago Is Having an Epic Growth Spurt

It's outgrown the greenhouse, and it's a big greenhouse.

By Evan Nicole Brown
The hidden cupid emerging from Vermeer's Girl Reading a Letter at an Open Window.

museums

A Secret Cupid Is Emerging From a 17th-Century Vermeer

It's been known for decades, but recent work showed that it had been painted over after the artist's death.

By Evan Nicole Brown
An illuminated atlas depicts Mansa Musa, emperor of Mali from 1312 to 1337, widely known for his vast vast wealth in the form of gold deposits.

science

Medieval Africans Had a Unique Process for Purifying Gold With Glass

And scientists in Illinois have recreated it.

By Evan Nicole Brown
The Cueva del Chileno in Bolivia where the bundle was found.

caves

In a Remote Bolivian Cave, Evidence of a Trippy Ritual

Found in a sack made of fox snouts.

By Evan Nicole Brown
The historic lunar module timeline book.

space exploration

For Sale: The Instruction Manual Used During the First Moon Landing

It includes the first writing from a human on another celestial body.

By Evan Nicole Brown
NPA hangar with one of its first three Fokker Super-Universal aircraft (NC6880), acquired in July 1928.

national parks

The Short-Lived Airline That Shuttled Sightseers to America's National Parks

National Parks Airways only lasted for 10 years.

By Evan Nicole Brown
The eruption of Kīlauea.

A Popular Hiking Trail Just Reopened at Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park

In the wake of the massive Kīlauea eruption in 2018, staff have worked assiduously to repair the park's infrastructure.

By Evan Nicole Brown
Nigel Jeffries examines bent pins found inside a witch bottle discovered at Holywell Priory.

magic

Yes, It's a Witch Bottle Hunt

And if you live in Britain, you might be able to help.

By Evan Nicole Brown
A sunset in Tuscon, Arizona.

deserts

Why Desert Sunsets Are Incredibly Colorful

Turns out, dry, clean air is the secret to a vivid landscape.

By Evan Nicole Brown
Libyan Desert Glass found in the Great Sand Sea along the border of Libya and Egypt. This specimen weighs 22 grams and is about 55 mm wide.

meteorites

How a Meteor Crash Formed Stunning Desert Glass

It was precious enough for King Tut’s tomb.

By Evan Nicole Brown
Behold, the Hibiscadelphus woodii.

cliffs

A Remote Valley, a Drone, And an Extinct Flower That's Not Extinct Anymore

A find from Hawai'i's cliffs.

By Evan Nicole Brown
A golden eagle in flight.

poison

The First Golden Eagle Tagged in Yellowstone Was Poisoned by Lead Shot

Hopefully it wasn't all in vain.

By Evan Nicole Brown
The architecture is Art Deco meets Mediterranean.

architecture

You Can Have This Historic Queens Diner For Free

But you only have a month to pick up your order.

By Evan Nicole Brown
The fire that swallowed Rio de Janeiro's Brazilian National Museum on September 2, 2018.

disasters

Air Conditioning Caused the Fire That Claimed Brazil's National Museum

And budget cuts allowed it to spread.

By Evan Nicole Brown
Welcome to Story.

ghost towns

For Sale: The Entire Town of Story, Indiana

For $3.8 million, you can write the next chapter.

By Evan Nicole Brown
An abandoned school bus under the Cisco sky.

abandoned

You Can Apply to Spend a Month Making Art in a Utah Ghost Town

Welcome to Cisco.

By Evan Nicole Brown
Three young women near the town of Kirillov.

culture

Images of Old Russia, From a Color Photography Pioneer

A revolution in the use of filters, way before Instagram.

By Evan Nicole Brown
Delicate branching corals in the lagoon at Dravuni Island, Fiji.

animals

Seabird Poop Can Be Good for Coral Reefs

The eternal, ecological, excremental connection between sea, land, and sky.

By Evan Nicole Brown
The Van Gogh House in London.

hidden

Found: Papers Hidden in the Floors and Rafters of Van Gogh's Old Boarding House

There's still a brittle wad of paper to open up and examine.

By Evan Nicole Brown
Excavation of the slave quarters at Belvoir.

science

How DNA From a 200-Year-Old Pipe Connects Maryland and Sierra Leone

Genetics has many stories to tell about enslaved people.

By Evan Nicole Brown
Painted lady butterflies pause to feed on the nectar of California's superbloom near Thousand Palms.

insects

An Amazing Butterfly Irruption Is Swarming Across California

Painted ladies are taking the skies by storm.

By Evan Nicole Brown
Mmmmmm, antioxidants.

farms

Scientists Found That You Can Grow Better Blueberries by Ditching the Fertilizer

And adding grass.

By Evan Nicole Brown
Welcome to Ponden Hall.

farms

For Sale: The English Farmhouse That May Have Inspired 'Wuthering Heights'

Literary history is up for grabs, if you have the means.

By Evan Nicole Brown
The 1968 magazine, with the library's labels.

libraries

Found: A 'Life' Magazine Stolen From a Library 51 Years Ago

The sender returned it, confessed, and paid up.

By Evan Nicole Brown
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