Sarah Scoles

Joined Atlas Obscura in 2021

I'm a freelance science journalist based in Denver and the author of the books "Making Contact: Jill Tarter and the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence" and "They Are Already Here: UFO Culture and Why We See Saucers." My book "Mass Defect: Life in the New Nuclear Age" is forthcoming from Bold Type Books. Most importantly, I like to explore places in the wilderness where humans used to be.

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Beneath downtown Minneapolis, Schieks Cave has surprisingly warm groundwater, evidence of a subterranean heat island.

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The Strange Heat Island Lurking Beneath Minneapolis

An urban explorer ventured deep below downtown in search of Schieks Cave. What he found changed science.

The entrance to the Silver Cliff Cemetery leads visitors down roads less traveled.

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What's Really Behind the Ghost Lights of Colorado's Silver Cliff Cemetery?

Tucked between rugged mountains, this lonely graveyard is home—allegedly—to ethereal, glowing orbs that dance among the headstones.

Uranophane from the German site of Menzenschwand in Baden-Württemberg.

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A DIY Guide to Collecting Radioactive Rocks Gets Glowing Reviews

The free how-to dispels myths and minimizes the hazards of hunting and hoarding these special specimens.