31 days of halloween
Revisit the Enchantment of 'Into the Veil'
A short film for those who missed this year's big event in New York—or want to relive it.
Articles by Natasha Frost
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31 days of halloween
An Artificial Intelligence Bot Writes Stories of the Macabre
"Shelley" conjures tales of disembodied mouths, surprise male pregnancies, and a house full of dolls.
food
Italian Truffle Prices Mushroom After a Parched October
A lot of money for a little fungus.
sex
The Dramatically Different World of '70s Dating Ads
Before Tinder, there was "Singles News."
disasters
This Skull May Have Belonged to the Earliest Known Tsunami Victim
Sediments tell of a disaster in Papua New Guinea 6,000 years ago.
science
Watch Very Old Jellyfish Glide Beneath the Arctic Ice
Life under the ice is long and slow.
science
Ancient Trees Were Bafflingly Complicated, and Scientists Don't Really Know Why
Tree rings are so much simpler.
science
Would You Kindly Spy on the Sex Life of the Humble Lugworm?
British researchers need more information about what gets this marine worm in the mood.
objects of intrigue
What Happened to the Severed Head of Peter the Great's Wife's Lover
Don't believe the hype.
science
Can You Really Hear a Coin Drop From the Back Row of an Ancient Greek Theater?
An acoustic study sparks a classical kerfuffle.
waterfalls
Watch Ophelia's Winds Send a Cumbrian Waterfall Into the Sky
Another strange effect of a profoundly strange storm.
aviation
The Brief, Wondrous, High-Flying Era of Zeppelin Dining
The Hindenburg’s fattened ducklings and caviar were essentially German propaganda.
libraries
Why a New Zealand Library's Books Kept Vanishing, Then Reappearing
Homeless readers had been tucking volumes away so they could return to them the next day.
trains
Trainy McTrainface Receives Its Name in Official Ceremony in Sweden
The moniker might be revenge for Boaty McBoatface.
31 days of halloween
See Two Decades of San Francisco’s Wildest Queer Halloween Parties
The rise and demise of the night of the living dead.
cemeteries
A Dispatch From the Other Side of the Veil
In Brooklyn's Green-Wood Cemetery, Atlas Obscura's "Into the Veil 2017" was a night of sublime contradictions.
cryptozoology
Just About Everything We Know About the Pard
The mythical big cat was once believed to make up half of every leopard.
science
The Burmese Star Tortoise Is Back From the Brink of Extinction
A meteoric return for a slow and steady reptile.
science
How a Female Dolphin May Use Her Vagina to Choose the Father of Her Calf
Inside the weird world of cetacean sex.
murder
Archaeologists Strike Gold at the Site of a Mysterious 5th-Century Massacre
New discoveries deepen the enigma of Sweden's Sandby borg.
science
What Sooty Feathers Tell Us About Air Pollution Over Time
Many of America's birds are far cleaner now than they were at the turn of the century.
sexism
Before Mace, a Hatpin Was an Unescorted Lady’s Best Defense
Accessories to assault.
military history
A Centuries-Old Frieze, Newly Deciphered, Tells the Story of the End of the Bronze Age
A great prince, an almost-forgotten ancient script, and whisperings of a forgery.
computers
Enjoy a Tall, Frosty Beverage Named by a Neural Network
"The Fine Stranger" sounds good. "Snot Beard," less so.
