Sarah Laskow

Joined Atlas Obscura in 2015

Former Atlas Obscura staff writer

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FOUND: Sharks Hanging Out in a Volcano

volcanoes

FOUND: Sharks Hanging Out in a Volcano

FOUND: A Triceratops-like Dino With an Extra Fancy Frill

dinosaurs

FOUND: A Triceratops-like Dino With an Extra Fancy Frill

FOUND: The Nerves That Spiders Use During Sex

spiders

FOUND: The Nerves That Spiders Use During Sex

Found: The Man Who Inspired William Carlos Williams' Most Famous Poem

art

Found: The Man Who Inspired William Carlos Williams' Most Famous Poem

FOUND: A German WWII Tank Hidden in a Basement

tanks

FOUND: A German WWII Tank Hidden in a Basement

The Lazarus Plants: Why 3 Million Seeds Are Being Sent to Cold Storage for 50 Years

collections

The Lazarus Plants: Why 3 Million Seeds Are Being Sent to Cold Storage for 50 Years

FOUND: A Chinese Coin From the 1700s Buried in Seattle

archaeology

FOUND: A Chinese Coin From the 1700s Buried in Seattle

The Amazing Pop Iconography of Vintage Firework Art

collections

The Amazing Pop Iconography of Vintage Firework Art

FOUND: A Secret Tunnel Between Russia And China

secret passages

FOUND: A Secret Tunnel Between Russia And China

Hannah Snell

sailors

Britain's Most Famous 1700s Sailor Spent 4 Years Disguised as a Man

After sailing across much of the world, Hannah Snell starred in a one-woman show and became the subject of a bestselling biography.

FOUND: The Holy Grail

relics

FOUND: The Holy Grail

The Greatest Show of the Summer is the Sun

space exploration

The Greatest Show of the Summer is the Sun

FOUND: A Man Who Staged His Own Disappearance 5 Years Ago

beaches

FOUND: A Man Who Staged His Own Disappearance 5 Years Ago

The First Evidence of Recognized Same-Sex Relationships is 4,500 Years Old

The First Evidence of Recognized Same-Sex Relationships is 4,500 Years Old

FOUND: Deep in the Sea, There Are Corals That Glow

coral reefs

FOUND: Deep in the Sea, There Are Corals That Glow

The 'Unfathomable' Pursuit of Personal Tunneling

tunnels

The 'Unfathomable' Pursuit of Personal Tunneling

FOUND: A Fossil That Shows How Turtles Got Their Shells

animals

FOUND: A Fossil That Shows How Turtles Got Their Shells

How You Lie Depends On Where You're From

cultures and civilizations

How You Lie Depends On Where You're From

FOUND: A 3-Mile-Tall Pyramid Mountain, in Space

space exploration

FOUND: A 3-Mile-Tall Pyramid Mountain, in Space

Smile! It's the Fish With Human Teeth

animals

Smile! It's the Fish With Human Teeth

The Many Faces of La Flaca

death

The Many Faces of La Flaca

FOUND: Is This a Photo of Camera-Shy Vincent van Gogh?

art

FOUND: Is This a Photo of Camera-Shy Vincent van Gogh?

The Perks And Pitfalls of Being a Famous Tree

trees

The Perks And Pitfalls of Being a Famous Tree

FOUND: A Baby Buried With a Bishop 350 Years Ago

mummies

FOUND: A Baby Buried With a Bishop 350 Years Ago