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Lazarus Week

31 days of halloween

Watch These Microscopic Organisms Feast on a Dead Worm

A delightful meal for microbes.

Lauren Young October 14, 2016

The Extremely Strange World of Infinite Dungeon Video Games

Why some players get hooked on dying, over and over, to explore a room.

Lauren Young October 14, 2016

rites and rituals

The Surreal British Clone Towns Taking Over the Turkish Coast

Inside the town that brought the fake British high street to Turkey.

Atlas Obscura October 14, 2016

31 days of halloween

Photographing the Incredible Costumes of Japan's Supernatural Festivals

Bringing folklore to life with capes and masks.

Anika Burgess October 14, 2016

31 days of halloween

The Colombian Folk Singer Who Showed Up to His Own Funeral

The ultimate party crasher.

Mariana Zapata October 14, 2016

The Civilized Black Bears of Asheville, North Carolina

The burgeoning hipster city has hundreds of ursine residents.

Cara Giaimo October 14, 2016

Scientists Are Growing New Hearts in the Shells of Old Ones

How to regenerate an organ with new cells.

Sarah Laskow October 14, 2016

The Hidden Signs of Kobe's Post-Earthquake Resurrection

Rebuilt after a devastating earthquake, this Japanese city was given tools to survive the next one.

Sarah Laskow October 13, 2016

The Unverifiable Legend of the Early 20th-Century Preacher Who Raised 14 People from the Dead

Meet Smith Wigglesworth.

Erik Shilling October 13, 2016

A Graphic Guide to Species That Defied Expectations By Being Alive

These "Lazarus species" weren't extinct—they were just hiding.

Cara Giaimo October 13, 2016

31 days of halloween

Traveling Through Transylvania With 'Dracula' as a Guide

Is it possible to use Bram Stoker's 1897 novel to explore Romania?

Luke Spencer October 13, 2016

31 days of halloween

Watch Soviet Scientists Bring a Dog's Decapitated Head Back to Life

What was supposed to be the stuff of medical miracles ended up being a horror show.

Molly McBride Jacobson October 12, 2016

The Society Lady Who Brought Ancient Greek Fashion to 18th Century Europe

A stylish tragicomedy.

Mariana Zapata October 12, 2016

The Great Scandinavian Musk Ox War

For decades, Sweden and Norway have been arguing over musk oxen citizenship.

Cara Giaimo October 12, 2016

The Ballad of Ol' Rip, the Horny Toad That Wouldn't Die

After 31 years entombed in a stone, this Texas icon came back to life.

Eric Grundhauser October 12, 2016

An American Boat Sailed to Vietnam During the War. Then It Disappeared

The Phoenix of Hiroshima has had a long, strange trip.

Nicole Pasulka October 11, 2016

objects of intrigue

How to Incorporate Human Remains Into Your Dinner Party

Step one: crush 200 bones into a fine powder.

Lauren Young October 11, 2016

31 days of halloween

In 1926, Houdini Spent 4 Days Shaming Congress for Being in Thrall to Fortune-Tellers

The congressional hearings on the supernatural were very theatrical.

Atlas Obscura October 11, 2016