Arbitrating when to say ref, ump, or judge.

A beginner's guide to identifying conchs, chitons, and more.

The true legacy of the Cornell professor who invented the chicken nugget.

Aboriginal groups once traveled long distances to celebrate its harvest.

A photographer who can't get enough of them set out to summit the tallest one on each continent.

Australia's best insect trackers are very, very good boys.

The National Fish Decoy Association contest celebrates the best of the best.

From glacier-topped mountains to a quirky cultural capital, illustrators bring Oregon to life with colorful effects.

Acoustics is here to help you find ripe produce.

A digital reconstruction revives a medieval seat of power.

An old medical botanical guide offers new avenues for research.

A historic structure in Japan is making its way to California.

This mangrove forest holds one of the world’s largest remaining wild populations of tigers.

Who is Catharine McGill Crooks, and what happened to her specimen collection?

An edgy new cookbook has recipes for camel, cane toad, and feral cat.

Atlas Obscura readers recommend their favorite mass transit experiences.

The operation has been dormant for more than 220 years.

A photographer captured their flickers of life.