Articles by Sarah Laskow

The 10th-century Eldgjá eruption looked a lot like the end of the world.

In an 1878 letter, he uses the term to refer to a technological glitch.

Another winter has passed without a safe route.

A feminist art collective stirred up trouble in the 1990s before fading from view.

The famous physicist's interest in alchemy was hidden until the 1930s.

Around the world, tiny towns have made bookstores their speciality.

When the tide comes in, this unusual vehicle brings visitors to Burgh Island in England.

Before they went extinct, great auks were some of the world's most fascinating creatures.

Hurricane Maria exacerbated long-term issues, and researchers are only just starting to understand how.

After the death of its founder, the future of Wild Bill's Nostalgia is cloudy.

The "sponge record" can tell scientists about the climate of the past.

But now diesel models, at least, could be banned in city centers.

A 1506 medical text included a diagnostic guide, but it was best used with caution.

The famous singer's archive includes performances, diaries, and scrapbooks.

Satellites captured a strange phenomenon in foggy places across the world.

Climate change is turning a Cold War project into an environmental hazard.

It implicates American intelligence in undermining Russian culture.

A series of studies takes a new look at the evolution of early land plants.

Understanding a rare phenomenon.

Atlas Obscura readers shared hundreds of stories about their surprising discoveries.

NASA has listed the car as a celestial object.

A transcriber on the Isle of Man can decipher almost anything.

What fascinating artifacts have you discovered while reading?

In 1898, Thomas Edison Inc. filmed 300 Marines, the Marine band, and one ruminant on the march.