Visiting the largest known white pine. By Bill McKibben , November 23, 2023Photograph courtesy the authorAs far as the climate (and, truthfully, much else) is concerned, 2023 has felt like one nasty jack-in-the-box moment after another; there have been a record number of billion-dollar natural disasters in the United States and much worse in the rest of the world. That may explain why I was so pleased a few months ago
Here’s a look at why greens are so vulnerable to contamination, how to avoid getting sick, and whether you can really trust labels that say “triple-washed.” BYSARAH GIBBENS, OCTOBER 19, 2023If you were to remove all the green-colored that chlorophyll leafy greens use to absorb sunlight, they would appear to be a shade of red. That's thanks to their high levels of beta-carotene, which your body uses to produce vitamin A. PHOTOGRAPH
This restaurant features Native American foods from across the country. ADDED BY Anna Mindess, EDITED BYrussellnelson, May 24, 2022Warm Berry Pudding RUSSELL NELSON [ATLAS OBSCURA USER]Three Sisters Salad and Pumpkin Seeds Mole with Blue Corn Tortilla RUSSELL NELSON [ATLAS OBSCURA USER]CRYSTAL WAHPEPAH IS A MEMBER of the Kickapoo nation of Oklahoma, but growing up, she spent most of her time in Oakland, not far from the location
Searching for the precious trees has become Reagan Wytsalucy’s calling. BY AMIEE MAXWELL, JULY 28, 2021These small peaches once flourished widely over the Southwest. COURTESY OF REAGAN WYTSALUCYREAGAN WYTSALUCY GREW UP IN Gallup, New Mexico, just outside the Navajo Nation reservation. Despite her Native heritage, she grew up “very absorbed into westernized culture,” she says. Her father owned several McDonald’s franchises on the reservation,
In the mid-19th century, white ship captains relied on the Inuit woman and her husband to survive the unforgiving conditions of the Northwest Passage.BY TOM WARD, MARCH 15, 2022Tookoolito is credited with saving the lives of the crew of the USS Polaris. MICHELLE D'URBANO FOR ATLAS OBSCURAIN 1845 CAPTAIN SIR JOHN Franklin led the HMS Erebus and HMS Terror to navigate the Northwest Passage. Both ships promptly disappeared
