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Sunset over the pyramids of Meroë.
deserts

A New Look at the Little-Known Pyramids of Ancient Nubia

A photographer’s journey deep into the Sudanese desert.
Anika Burgess May 3, 2017
Showtown Drive-In, Monroe, Louisiana.
roadside attractions

A Photographer’s Quest to Find the Last of the Drive-In Theaters

A fade to black for America’s outdoor silver screens.
Anika Burgess April 28, 2017
Frances Griffiths with Fairies
Bingley, England

Cottingley Beck

The photographs of "fairies" that fooled much of the world (including the creator of Sherlock Homes) were taken at this English stream.
aviation

This 'Flightlapse' Offers a Stunning View of the Milky Way

A rare view of the night sky from inside the cockpit of a 777.
Kelsey Kennedy April 26, 2017
Dubai, United Arab Emirates, by Shoayb Khattab. Latitude 25.1528, Longitude 56.3576, Altitude 30ft.
photography

The Art of the Dronescape

Stunning, dizzying aerial photography from Dronestagram.
Anika Burgess April 26, 2017
Earth and the moon (on the left) from between Saturn's rings.
science

Seeing Earth From Between Saturn's Rings, Nearly a Billion Miles Away

This is what it feels like to feel small.
Samir S. Patel April 21, 2017
The view from Going-to-the-Sun Road in Glacier National Park, Montana.
parks

This Century-Long Photo Project Documents Montana's Shrinking Glaciers

Repeat photography from 70 spots shows the stark differences over decades.
Andy Wright April 4, 2017
All photos from the series <em>Flatland II</em> by Aydın Büyüktaş
art

Get a Skewed View of the American West Through These Bent-Horizon Photos

Aydın Büyüktaş' collage images explore shapes and escapes.
Atlas Obscura March 31, 2017
Launch of a Project Moby Dick balloon at Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico circa 1955.
military history

A Brief History of Project Moby Dick, the Cold War's Least Believable Surveillance Strategy

The U.S. once launched hundreds of balloons in an attempt to spy on the Soviets.
Elliot Carter March 24, 2017
photography

Shanghai's Daring 'Rooftoppers' Are Taking Urban Exploration to New Heights

But a local crackdown on building access is making expeditions more difficult.
Diane Hope March 24, 2017
The Irish workers in this famous "Spaghetti Junction" photo have finally been identified.
mystery

The Irish Workers in This Famous Photograph Have Finally Been Identified

Just in time for St. Patrick's day.
Cara Giaimo March 17, 2017
news

This Unborn Baby's Ultrasound Is Extremely Metal

The kid is throwing a sick set of devil horns.
Cara Giaimo March 2, 2017
Prague, Czechia

'Trifot'

An Orwellian sculpture with eyeball cameras watches passersby.
Surfers in the 1890s in Hilo Bay.
surfing

For Sale: Photos From Hawaii in the 1890s

Surfing!
Sarah Laskow February 13, 2017
A John Company—the informal name for the East India Company—chess set, made in India c. 1830.
design

The World's Most Beautiful and Unusual Chess Sets

Pieces so pretty you won’t mind losing.
Anika Burgess January 12, 2017
From <em>Hong Kong Shop Cats</em>.
animals

Charming Portraits of Hong Kong’s Shop Cats

Meet the adorable cats watching over the city's stores.
Anika Burgess January 6, 2017
Plucking mandrake at a distance with the aid of string.
witchcraft

Mesmerizing Depictions of Magic and Witchcraft Throughout History

How the occult has been depicted in art, from mandrakes to palmistry.
Anika Burgess January 5, 2017
From this vantage point, the “battleship” nickname is well earned.
abandoned

See the Crumbling Concrete Dwellings of an Abandoned Japanese Island

Tiny Hashima Island was Mitsubishi's coal mining base for nearly a century.
Wil Kuan January 3, 2017