Miles Griffis

Joined Atlas Obscura in 2024

Miles W. Griffis is an independent journalist based in Southern California. He writes Confetti Westerns, a column exploring queer ecology in the desert Southwest, and is the co-founder of The Sick Times, a new publication covering the Long Covid crisis and ongoing pandemic.

mileswgriffis@gmail.com

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Not many souls around here to bear witness to the incredible desert superblooms of Chile.

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Witness the Stunning and Ephemeral Desierto Florido

Every five to seven years, Chile's Atacama Desert shows its true colors.

This Color Sergeant butterfly from West Bengal, India has female characteristics on the left side (orange) and male on the right.

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Gynandromorphs Are Nature's Nonbinary Beauties

From birds to butterflies, there are many examples of animals that combine male and female characteristics.

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