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Hi! I'm a staff writer for Atlas Obscura. Reach me at sabrina.imbler@atlasobscura.com.

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Why a South African Petrochemical Plant Is Like Catnip to Servals

The wildcats are an example of resilience and adaptation.

For Sale: Your Very Own (Extinct) Volcano

The regrettably named Posbury Clump could be yours for just $60,000 and change.

These Cheeky Statuettes Were Part of Edo-Era Japan’s Answer to Pockets

Ornate netsuke were practical status symbols.

In This Moon Landing, Everything Is Made of Butter

A creamy new sculpture at the Ohio State Fair honors the Apollo 11 crew.

One of Hawaiʻi's Rarest Bogs Just Got an 11-Year Makeover

Step 1: Evict all the pigs.

Oakland's Favorite Monster Is Back—and Greener Than Ever

A restoration project has given a once-iconic sculpture a new lease on life.

The Strange Case of Mexico's Shrinking Jumbo Squid

Too many El Niños have diminished the "diablo rojo."

The Scaly-Foot Snail Is the First Deep-Sea Species Endangered by Mining

It’s a dubious honor.

Almost Every Original Bob Ross Painting Lives in a Virginia Office Park

Now some of the iconic American painter’s work is headed to the Smithsonian.

How Pink Slime Saved Sushi

Kathleen Drew-Baker’s study of British algae helped rescue Japan's nori industry.

Wisconsin and Minnesota Are Waging an Extremely Friendly War Over Who Has More Lakes

Wait, what the heck is a lake, anyway?

For Sale: A Titanic Survivor's Light-Up Cane

Ella White's battery-powered crutch guided her lifeboat to safety in 1912—and is now at the center of a family feud.

Can a Snail Too Tiny to See Save a Kentucky Forest From a Gas Pipeline?

Sometimes the little things matter.

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Two Dutch Shipwrecks From WWII Just Vanished Near Malaysia

They were probably plundered by looters hunting for scrap metal.

Have You Seen Britain's Tiny Potential Tree-Killer, the Adorable Spittlebug?

They're kind of cute, but also carry a plant disease.

Africa’s Only Caviar Comes From a Lake in the Highlands of Madagascar

Three French entrepreneurs want to put the island-nation on the luxury food map.

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Why Historians Are Reexamining the Case of the Woman Who Gave Birth to Rabbits

Mary Toft staged an elaborate hoax, but the pain was real.

Found: The Only Wild Koala Population in Australia That Is STI-Free

Chlamydia is a threat to the marsupials, so an island without it is a good sign.

Giant, Sprawling Yellow Jacket Nests Are Surging in Alabama

Warming winters may be responsible.

The Singular Queerness of Old Coney Island

Drag kings, queer burlesque, and bathhouses abounded.

Big Kev the Australian Dinosaur Isn't Extinct, Just Hibernating

He may soon be replaced by another Big Thing, or a small swing.

There's a Bizarre New Form of Plastic Pollution Colonizing Madeira

Plasticrust is one of humanity and nature’s worst collabs.

How the Traditional Japanese Art of Fish Printing Inspired a Modern Art Form

Gyotaku was once a way to brag about the size of your catch.

The Forgotten Trans History of the Wild West

It was a frontier in more ways than one.