Kevin Gepford

Apr 25, 2024 | petnews2day.com | Kate Knibbs |Sascha Pare |Kevin Gepford |Katherine Kornei

Wonder is all over the place. That’s why, each different week, Atlas Obscura drags you down a few of the rabbit holes we encounter as we seek for our uncommon tales. We spotlight stunning finds, nice writing, and galvanizing tales from a few of our favourite publications.

Apr 25, 2024 | atlasobscura.com | Kate Knibbs |Sascha Pare |Kevin Gepford |Katherine Kornei

Wisdom, a Laysan albatross (Phoebastria immutabilis) in her 70s, was spotted courting potential mates at Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge. Wonder is everywhere. That’s why, every other week, Atlas Obscura drags you down some of the rabbit holes we encounter as we search for our unusual stories. We highlight surprising finds, great writing, and inspiring stories from some of our favorite publications.

Apr 17, 2024 | hakaimagazine.com | Kevin Gepford

Rebecca Cairns-Wicks looks up at the branches of a black cabbage tree. It’s growing at the edge of a grassy road along a sinuous ridge leading up the misty slopes of the cloud forest on Saint Helena Island. Umbels of small flowers, like bunched-up daisies, drape over the tree’s flat, leathery leaves, and a mat of ferns, lichens, mosses, and other organisms coat its trunk, giving it a strikingly black appearance.

Mar 1, 2024 | atlasobscura.com | Marina Wang |Jordan Smith |Kevin Gepford |Adam Schrader

Norval Morrisseau's Migration (1973), at the Royal Ontario Museum in Toronto, Canada. Wonder is everywhere. That’s why, every other week, Atlas Obscura drags you down some of the rabbit holes we encounter as we search for our unusual stories. We highlight surprising finds, great writing, and inspiring stories from some of our favorite publications.