erik shilling's User Profile - Atlas Obscura

erik shilling

2016
joined atlas
obscura

countries
I've visited

places
I've been

places
I want to go

places
published

extinct animals

Once Extinct in the Wild, World's Last Wild Horses Return Home

Przewalski's horses were for decades absent from their natural habitat.

Astronomers Eye The Most Distant Galaxy Ever Seen

The galaxy existed just 400 million years after the Big Bang.

The Protein That Might Be Cancer's Undoing

Scientists say they've discovered cancer's "Achilles heel."

The Fascinating, Terrifying Sounds in the Deepest Ocean Trench in the World

Scientists recorded 23 days worth of material nearly seven miles below the surface.

Did Academics Unmask Banksy?

A new study used geographic profiling to finger the man suspected of being the artist.

Drought in the Middle East Was the Worst in Over 900 Years

The severity of the drought, NASA scientists say, is further evidence of climate change.

Harvard, IKEA, and the Battle For Romania's Forests

Bribery, toxic assets, and thousands of acres of timberland.

World's Longest Filibuster Ends After 192 Hours of Orwell and Internet Comments

South Korea has nabbed the record from Canada.

How Search Engines Are Predicting Super Tuesday

The projections have been impressively accurate.

A Giant Simulated Disaster Has Hit the London Underground

Thousands are training for what might happen if a tower fell on London's busiest station.

Artist Gets Exclusive Rights to Blackest Black Ever Created

Is it innovation in art or a publicity stunt?

February 29, 2016

Notorious Poaching Vessel Captured After Years On The Run

Indonesia plans to intentionally sink the ship known as 'Viking.'

February 29, 2016

For the First Time in 10 Years, Clarence Thomas Asked a Question in Court

The justice has been curiously silent in oral arguments.

February 29, 2016

Meet the Professor Behind The First Printed Use of 'Shit Happens'

February 26, 2016

Will Russia and India Be The First to Send Humans to Mars?

A Russian official recently raised the prospect of a joint mission.

February 26, 2016

Massive Cyanide Spill At Gold Mine Leaked Into 5 Different Rivers

February 25, 2016

Brazil's Plans For A $250 Million Spy-Proof Underwater Cable To Europe

February 25, 2016

The Secret Society Antonin Scalia Spent His Final Hours With

February 25, 2016

Descendants of Black Loyalists Fight For Land Given to Them During Revolutionary War

February 24, 2016

Why 150,000 Penguins Missing From Antarctica May Actually Be Alive

February 24, 2016

How Scientists Are Using Tree Damage to Measure Storm Surge

February 23, 2016

13 Bald Eagles Found in Mysterious Mass Death Incident

February 23, 2016

The Unsettling Mystery of the Creepiest Channel on YouTube

February 22, 2016

Residents Mostly Chill About Hairy Panic Invading Australian Town

February 19, 2016