The Walters Art Museum in Baltimore shows us that Medieval Europeans reused parchment, building materials, and even Classical sculptures.

Modern Western culture is slowly acknowledging gender fluidity, but "third genders" and other classifications have existed throughout history.

Google Maps and Apple Maps show two very different views of the world, a recent essay argues.

The Khmer empire may have been the world's largest in the 12th century.

The next time your mom tells you to go outside, refer her to the Kremlin.

Peter Wadhams' claims run counter to others' predictions, but this year's sea ice level is alarmingly low.

Record summer travel isn't helping the matter.

Torrelodones' new civility campaign is a unique approach to a common problem.

A legal fight plus an ideological shift for young activists may end one of the few places mainland Chinese citizens can learn about the June 4th Incident.

When your gym is this beautiful, you never want to skip leg day.

If you think you're hot right now, just wait.

The turtles are AirBnB-ing their home base for a limited time.

Troglocladius hajdi is literally flying blind.

After trapping its head in a peanut butter jar, the fox kit spooked visitors by banging the jar against a gravestone.

The blue-eyed ground dove has only been spotted on a handful of occasions—now, one researcher photographed it for the first time.

It's a nice day for a cat wedding.

How do you solve a problem like Kiruna?

Iran's ban on performing the Hajj is the latest in a myriad of political and safety restrictions.

From New York's Hart Island to Dunn County, Wisconsin, experts and volunteers alike work to provide closure to the families of those interred in unmarked graves.

Summer's coolest criminal enterprise. Can the thieves be stopped?

Shave up or pay up.

The history of the hand movement shows a multiplicity of meanings

Prepare for the cutest three minutes of your life.

Atlas Obscura welcomes our giant stick insect overlords.