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Man Forges Boarding Passes, Lives in Airport Lounges for 18 Days
One of the lounges that Raejali is said to have infiltrated. (Photo: Matt@PEK/CC BY-SA 2.0)How did you spend late August? Probably on vacation, if you were lucky enough, and, maybe in an airport or...
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You Can Follow a Hidden Stream Beneath Indianapolis—If You Know Where to Look
Looking out from the Pogue's Run tunnel. (Photo: Stuart Hyatt)There's a moment in Underground Airlines, Ben Winters' novel of an alternate history in which slavery in America was never abolished, when...
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The 'Atlas Obscura' Book is Out Now!
You can now hold Atlas Obscura in your hand!Today, our first book, Atlas Obscura: An Explorer's Guide to the World's Hidden Wonders, is released into the world. Inside this 480-page tome you'll find...
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Found: A 2,000-Year-Old Skeleton at the Antikythera Wreck
Divers at the wreck site examining the bones. (Photo: Brett Seymour, EUA/WHOI/ARGO)Since 1900, when Greek divers first discovered it, the Antikythera shipwreck has been one of the most exciting troves...
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Space Art Propelled Scientific Exploration of the Cosmos—But Its Star is...
The methane river delta on Titan, one of Saturn's moons, as depicted by space artist Ron Miller. (Photo: Ron Miller)In a serpentine building that snakes through the Connecticut countryside, a strange...
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Meet the Woman Who Is Preserving the Smell of History
Cecilia Bembibre sampling the VOCs of an old book. (Photo: HMahgoub/Used with Permission) We experience our world with five senses to guide us, but for the most part, we learn about the past with only...
View ArticleSamoans Thought This Very Rare Hail Storm Was a Hoax
Until last week, it hadn't hailed in Samoa since 2011, and, looking at the average temperatures in the archipelago nation, it isn't hard to see why: it's consistently, reliably, in the mid-80s there....
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The Obscure Accordionist Who Played Mood Music on Silent Film Sets
Danny Borzage (right) with John Wayne in McLintock. (Photo: classicmoviemobile/YouTube)Danny Borzage wasn’t a great actor. Visit his IMDb page and you’ll see he specialized in parts with names like...
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These Autograph Albums Are Filled With Ghostly Inkblots
What do you see in these ghostly inkblots? Featured in Psychobook, edited by Julian Rothenstein, published by Princeton Architectural Press 2016. (Photo: Redstone Press Collection)A signature can...
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Some Official Robot Ethics Were Released in Britain
Does it hate you? (Photo: Humanrobo/CC BY-SA 3.0)In another step towards the science fiction future many of us have been looking forward to, a British watchdog agency has released what might be the...
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A Recreated Arch of Palmyra Unveiled in New York City
Filming at the Triumphal Arch unveiling, City Hall Park, NYC . . . . . #NewYorkCity #TriumphalArch #CityHallPark #Archaeology #Digital #IDA #Wappato #Cararra #Syria #Palmyra #WorldHeritage #Culture...
View ArticleWatch a Book Being Made the Old-Fashioned Way
Books were once made by hand, one by one, with patience and perfection. In this video, you can watch each step of the process—from the setting of the type, to the application of ink, to the impression...
View ArticleChina's Space Station Is Orbiting Earth on an Uncontrolled Path of Destruction
China's first space station will burn up in late 2017 https://t.co/SMkKuGjE5Lpic.twitter.com/EBgBBeauAO— Engadget (@engadget) September 20, 2016China will launch its second space lab into the sky on...
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How to Shop for the Revolutionary War
David Hospador, Captain of the 3rd PA Light Infantry Company, showing off a haversack. (Photo: Sarah Laskow)The Battle of Harlem Heights was scheduled to begin around 2 p.m., and before it started, Rob...
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After the Vietnam War, America Flew Planes Full of Babies Back to the U.S.
The image is common enough: A passenger plane with human cargo belted snugly into their seats. But look for another second and you’ll see that every passenger is a child, and each one has been bundled...
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The '60s Chicago Teen Trend That Inspired David Bowie's 'Lost' Album
David Bowie during the Young Americans tour. (Photo: Hunter Desportes/CC BY 2.0)A new retrospective box set of David Bowie’s music (Who Can I Be Now? (1974-1976)) is set to hit the streets in just a...
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See Dazzling Botanical Imagery Through the Ages
The new book from Phaidon, Plant: Exploring the Botanical World, features a rich collection of 300 images of various plants and flowers in the form of illustrations, photography and SEM micrographs....
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Why Computer Scientists In Pittsburgh Spent Last Night Differentiating...
A torrent of torsos. (Image: Adam Milner and Ben Snell)Computers can do a lot. They can beat people at Go. They can draw strange squirrels. They are running a good chunk of the planet pretty much all...
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Found: A Bunch of Dragon Boogers in a California Delta
An example of a dragon booger in freshwater. (Photo: Braunchitis/CC BY-SA 3.0)See a mysterious floating blob in the river? Most people would simply leave it be, but residents of Stockton, California...
View ArticleA Massive Sinkhole Dropped 200 Million Gallons of Radioactive Water Into the...
At a Florida fertilizer plant, a sinkhole 45 feet in diameter and 300 feet deep opened up in the ground—right underneath a giant pool of wastewater. More than 200 million gallons of contaminated water...
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