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Science

The Evoluon glowing at night.

Eindhoven, Netherlands

Evoluon

A UFO-shaped event building originally intended to be a science museum showcasing the future.

Watch This Tiny Rainbow Peacock Spider Dance the Performance of His Life

They dance not just to attract the ladies, but to survive.

Lauren Young September 9, 2016

Atlas Obscura's Guide to the Longest Running Scientific Experiments

"Men love to wonder, and that is the seed of science." - Ralph Waldo Emerson

Sarah Brumble September 6, 2016

Constructing the nuclear reactor.

Camp Century (Project Iceworm)

A Cold War atomic camp buried under the ice is now emerging because of global warming.

The Delicate Glass Sea Creatures of Leopold and Rudolf Blaschka

A father-and-son team created a menagerie of incredible glass models using mysterious methods.

Sponsored by The Corning Museum of Glass

Food Testing in 1902 Featured a Bow Tie-Clad 'Poison Squad' Eating Plates of Acid

Why the FDA owes its existence to 12 men eating poisoned meals.

Natalie Zarrelli August 30, 2016

After Nuclear Blasts, Scientists Say It's Probably Time to Start a New Epoch

Goodbye, Holocene. Welcome, Anthropocene.

Erik Shilling August 30, 2016

Aquarius Reef Base.

Aquarius Reef Base

The world's only underwater laboratory where "aquanauts" study oceanic life.

Permanently Closed

Boardman's Entry

Manchester, England

Boardman’s Entry

A tiny, hidden alleyway dedicated to the father of meteorology.

The Wild Frogs, Newts and Salamanders That Have Eluded Cameras for Decades

Startling images of hard-to-document creatures.

Robin Moore and bioGraphic August 16, 2016

Watch Bacteria Jiggle, Pulse, and Shine to a Party Rock Anthem

These beautiful bacteria may be able to help scientists detect and treat cancer.

Lauren Young August 15, 2016

The First Published Study About Chemtrails Is Here

Will bizarre conspiracies ever die?

Erik Shilling August 15, 2016

Red Seabeach

The Most Inaccessible Places in the World People Desperately Want To Visit

We looked in the Atlas for places where the most people marked "want go to," but have no actual visitors—yet.

Meg Neal August 15, 2016

Grave of Wilhelm Conrad Roentgen

Giessen, Germany

Grave of Wilhelm Conrad Roentgen

Final resting place of the humble physicist who discovered X-rays, and made the invisible visible.

How a Deadly Camping Trip Revealed an Arms Race Between Snakes and Newts

Snakes' incredible resistance to newt poison started before either creature even existed.

Matt Soniak August 11, 2016

The monument

Atlanta, Georgia

Gravity Research Foundation Monument

This stone is a marker of one millionaire's personal vendetta against gravity.

Watch This Beautiful, Chaotic Bat Ballet

Scientists have found that bats collide into each other more often than they thought.

Lauren Young August 5, 2016

Dorr Museum

Bar Harbor, Maine

Dorr Museum of Natural History

A charming museum of natural history featuring dioramas and exhibits made entirely by college students.