#summerofwonder2023 — Public Fediverse posts
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For the last days of summer, we're going au naturel!#summerofwonder2023 #summer #wildlife #animals #visual #contests #photography #section-Articles
Our Final Summer Snaps Photo Contest Winners: Wildlife -
Once a joyful children's hobby, this bygone treat is well worth reviving.#summerofwonder2023 #eggs #literature #ancientfoods #cookingwithfire #section-Articles
The Lost Art of Roasting Eggs in Ash -
Author and birding enthusiast Heather Wolf shares her favorite tips for finding our feathered friends.#books #summerofwonder2023 #nature #animals #birds #wildlife #urbanparks #excerptinternal #section-Articles
Find More Birds Wherever You Are With These Birding Basics -
Meet the Glowing 'Worms' of the American South
These is a lot to learn about Orfelia fultoni, the only bioluminescent fly in North America, but its larvae put on a show.#caves #animals #insects #wildlife #bioluminescence #summerofwonder2023 #summer #section-Articles
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From encountering a manhunt for escaped criminals to visiting a ‘time machine’ in Southern California.#prisons #weirdweatherphenomena #satellite #ghosttowns #abandoned #cars #roadtrip #travel #summerofwonder2023 #section-Articles
6 Bonkers Travel Stories From Our Readers -
These magical images from our readers will inspire you to appreciate night vision.#summer #contests #visual #photography #stars #firefly #darkskies #summerofwonder2023 #section-Articles
Our Second Summer Snaps Photo Contest Winners: Night Views -
The night sky offers a path to both scientific understanding and being present in the universe.#summerofwonder2023 #galaxy #stars #stargazing #meditation #astronomy #cosmos #wondersky #section-Articles
A Cosmos of Contemplation Awaits the Mindful Stargazer -
Wisconsin's Long and Winding Road Has a Secret Past
For decades, locals believed landscape architect Jens Jensen designed this twisty stretch of Highway 42—the real history is even more serpentine.#history #landscapes #beaches #naturepreserves #nature #architecturaloddities #architecture #cars #summer #summerofwonder2023 #roadtrip #roads #section-Articles
Wisconsin's Long and Winding Road Has a Secret Past -
From Mary Roach’s hilarious look at space travel to astronaut Scott Kelly’s photos documenting a year off planet.#bookrecommendations #books #meteorites #asteroids #astrophysics #astronauts #mars #aliens #galaxy #space #spaceexploration #astronomy #cosmos #eclipse #summer #summerofwonder2023 #section-Articles
The 8 Best Astronomy Books For Beginners -
The Perseid Meteor Shower Is Summer's Best Show
Here's what you need to know about witnessing the annual August event, when Earth passes through a comet's castoffs.#astronomy #stargazing #asteroids #meteors #meteorites #summerofwonder2023 #wondersky #section-Articles
The Perseid Meteor Shower Is Summer's Best Show -
Cremated archaeological finds can tell us a lot about Early Medieval baking habits.#vikings #archaeology #historicalrecipes #recipe #cookingwithfire #summerofwonder2023 #section-Articles
How to Make Viking Funerary Flatbread -
Nevada's Extraterrestrial Highway Is Full of Earthly Wonders, Too
Explore a catastrophic space rock strike, unique flora and fauna, and millennia-old rock art on this famous stretch of desert road.#highways #abandoned #hotsprings #craters #rockformations #geologicaloddities #geology #trees #insects #meteorites #asteroids #mining #ghosttowns #indigenous #nativeamericans #archaeology #science #ufos #aliens #roadtrip #summerofwonder2023 #section-Articles
Nevada's Extraterrestrial Highway Is Full of Earthly Wonders, Too -
Montélimar nougat rose to fame thanks to vacationers' traffic jams.
How Summer Road-Trippers Put a Southern French Sweet on the Map -
In Kannauj, perfumers have been making monsoon-infused mitti attar for centuries.
How Indian Perfumers Capture the Smell of Rain -
Sight is only one of the senses we can use to explore space. Welcome to multi-messenger astronomy.
Stargazing in a Multi-Sensory Universe -
Our First Summer Snaps Photo Contest Winners: Roadside Attractions
Our First Summer Snaps Photo Contest Winners: Roadside Attractions -
Stay up way past bedtime with us to explore new worlds of wonder with a child's-eye view.
Stargazing With Kids Is Fun, Free, and Full of Possibility -
At the Moriyama City Firefly Forest Museum, nurturing Genji fireflies comes with homework.
How A ‘Firefly Course’ Is Saving Japan’s Favorite Glowing Insect -
Show us your best shots from after darkness falls, for Atlas Obscura’s next Summer Snaps photo contest.
Seeing Stars? Share Your Favorite Shot of a Summer Night and Win! -
A Beginner's Guide to Finding Your Way in the Heavens
It's easy to identify planets, stars, and even galaxies once you know where to look for them.
A Beginner's Guide to Finding Your Way in the Heavens -
From playing tag with sea lions to holding hands with an orangutan.
9 Incredible Wild Animal Encounters From Our Readers -
A massive, winged beast prowls Calais—thanks to a dedicated team of operators and "veterinarians."
How to Maintain Your Dragon -
From David Grann’s trek into the Amazon rainforest to explorer Craig Child’s tour through Ice Age America.
The 7 Best Travel Books for Summer Road Trips -
Auroras Are the Sun's Special Nighttime Light Show
As our day star enters its most active period, look for more opportunities to catch these spectral northern (and southern) lights. Here's how.
Auroras Are the Sun's Special Nighttime Light Show -
The International Space Station and a growing number of communications satellites have redefined humans' view of the heavens.
Spot the ISS and Other Satellites in Our Busy Night Skies -
And we’re not talking about vampire books.
Why Are There Three Twilights? -
July's full moon will be thousands of miles closer to us than usual. Learn how to measure it with your hand.
Just How Super Is The Coming Supermoon? -
Stanley Aryanto took a once-in-a-lifetime photo of the Milky Way, Comet NEOWISE, and auroras thanks to planning, patience, and luck. Now he's sharing what he knows.
Tips for the Best Milky Way Images, From a Photographer Obsessed With It -
On the Northern Hemisphere's shortest night of the year, spot this trio of bright stars with stories to tell.
At Solstice, the Summer Triangle Is Full of Celestial Drama -
On Wyoming's Casper Mountain, the Crimson Dawn Witches Appear Every Midsummer's Eve
Nearly a century ago, writer and artist Neal Forsling's magical tales began a local legacy that celebrates family, nature, and imagination.
On Wyoming's Casper Mountain, the Crimson Dawn Witches Appear Every Midsummer's Eve -
From trying a pawpaw fruit to attending Minnesota’s gopher count.
11 Hyper-Local, Unique Summer Activities From Around the World