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marketing

Why Do We Love to Think of Places as People?

"Paris, I am in you" is just the latest manifestation of a long tradition.
August 23, 2017
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fleeting wonders

Louisiana Crayfish Are Invading Berlin

They've been there for years, but seem to be growing more bold.
August 23, 2017
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boats

Found: A Fluffy Monkey Scientists Last Observed in the 1930s

A team on a houseboat found the Vanzolini’s bald-faced saki in a Brazilian forest.
August 23, 2017
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oceans

Mystery Beach Creature Is Just a Delightfully Freakish Clump of Barnacles

Goose barnacles only look like aliens.
August 22, 2017
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linguistics

The Unsolvable Mystery of the Word 'Hoosier'

No one seems to know how we got this nickname for people from Indiana.
August 22, 2017
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biblical

The Evolving Art of Well-Dressing

Tissington's famed plant-based installations have moved beyond traditional biblical scenes.
August 22, 2017
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eclipse madness

To Take an Eclipse Photo Like This at Home, You Have to Build Your Own Observatory

Your next chance is in 7 years.
August 22, 2017
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eclipse madness

Photos From Atlas Obscura’s Total Eclipse Festival Capture a Celestial Event

One last look at the great American eclipse of 2017.
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eclipse madness

Simple Rules for Making Giant Geometrical Stars

The math behind the magic.
August 22, 2017
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eclipse madness

What Makes Helado Negro's Tinsel Mammals So Mezmerizing

The musician performs with shimmery beings of a species not quite our own.
August 22, 2017
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dolphins

The Brief, Bright Life of New Zealand's Beloved Celebrity Dolphin

In the summer of 1955, the friendly Opo charmed beachgoers with tricks and devotion.
August 22, 2017
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cows

The Unexpected Result When a Cow Faces Down a Pride of Rare Asiatic Lions

Exit, pursued by a heifer.
August 22, 2017
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eclipse madness

The International Space Station Had Two Views of the Eclipse

And cast a shadow of its own.
August 22, 2017
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loneliestroadseries

Creating Stop-Motion Earthworks on 'The Loneliest Road in America'

Follow along as the land artist Paul Johnson embarks on "The Fellowship of the Loneliest Road."
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loneliestroadseries

Humans Have Interacted for Centuries on 'The Loneliest Road in America'

On days three and four of the "The Fellowship of the Loneliest Road," a conversation with history unfolds.
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loneliestroadseries

Making Art in Extreme Conditions

How Pony Express ruins and singing sand dunes influenced day two of "The Fellowship of the Loneliest Road."
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names

Help Name This Rare White Baby Koala

The youngster was born in January, but just emerged from her mother's pouch for the first time.
August 22, 2017
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loneliestroadseries

An Artist's Animations Collapse Millennia Into Seconds

On the last day of "The Fellowship of the Loneliest Road," Paul Johnson fulfills a lifelong dream.
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