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Hannah Seo

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Hannah Seo is a freelance science journalist, podcast writer, and poet based in Brooklyn. In addition to Atlas Obscura, her work can be found in WIRED, Scientific American, The Walrus, and Popular Science, among others.
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For more than half a century, the traveling International Astronomical Youth Camp has offered a gateway to careers in astronomy—and to lifelong friendships.

science

Up at Noon, Out All Night: This Summer Camp Is for Serious Stargazers

For more than half a century, the International Astronomical Youth Camp has attracted aspiring astronomers from around the world.

By Hannah Seo
Porcelain Gallbladder Found in Human Remains in Mississippi Asylum Cemetery

cemeteries

Porcelain Gallbladder Found in Human Remains in Mississippi Asylum Cemetery

A rare secret was taken to the grave in an unmarked, 100-year-old burial ground.

By Hannah Seo
Scientists had an innovative idea to use a natural food with Egyptian scrolls.

ancient

Why Scientists Are Mixing Wasabi and Ancient Papyrus

Vapors from the delicious food have a surprising effect.

By Hannah Seo
Scientists finally find out something they haven't been able to see.

animals

Why Holes at the Bottom of the Ocean Disappear and Reappear

What lurks below doesn’t always stay beneath the sand.

By Hannah Seo
It's possible temperatures affect how easy it is to say and hear sounds.

sounds

People May Speak More Loudly or Quietly Depending on the Climate

Places that are usually hot or cold developed languages differently.

By Hannah Seo
A Pond in Hawaii Has Turned a Shocking Pink

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A Pond in Hawaii Has Turned a Shocking Pink

Scientists try to figure out why the water dramatically changed color over one weekend.

By Hannah Seo
The caves at Lava Beds National Monument host diverse and unusual ecosystems.

volcanoes

What Happens to Caves When Wildfires Scorch the Surface?

Ecologists are finding unexpected changes in the delicate ecosystems below Lava Beds National Monument.

By Hannah Seo
Two of these polished stone balls were found in a Neolithic tomb on a remote Scottish island.

mystery

Why Were These Mysterious Stone Orbs Stashed All Over Neolithic Britain?

Two new ones just turned up in a tomb on a remote Scottish island. 

By Hannah Seo
Corallimorphs on a hard coral in the Palmyra Atoll.

coral reefs

The Mysterious Coral Cousin Swarming the Palmyra Atoll

Little is known about pesky corallimorphs, except that they seem to thrive when reefs are damaged. 

By Hannah Seo
Shark attacks are very rare, making the discovery of an ancient one a particularly unusual occurrence.

cemeteries

How Scientific Detective Work Pinned Down the Oldest Known Shark Attack

At Okayama’s Tsukumo shell mound, a 3,000-year-old skeleton bears the scars of history’s oldest known shark attack.

By Hannah Seo

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