Photographing the New York City subway cars that retired as artificial reefs

Egyptian egg ovens, an escape burial hatch, and unsolved mysteries. Email not displaying correctly? View in your browser. April 02, 2019 Subway Car Reefs Between 2001 and 2010, the MTA New York City Transit system spearheaded an artificial reefing project that dropped the shells of 2,580 decommissioned subway train cars into the waters off several East Coast states. Photographer Stephen Mallon captured it all. Read More → Egyptian Egg Ovens Egyptian egg incubators were an ingenious system of mud ovens that used heat, moisture, and periodical egg-turning to hatch as many as 4,500 fertilized eggs within two to three weeks. Two thousand years later, the system is still used in parts of rural Egypt. Read more → Atlas Obscura Trips Photographing Myanmar Join us on an immersive photo expedition this November as we explore grand palaces, vibrant festivals, and floating gardens. Each stop on this 11-day photo expedition will encourage you to see the country’s sights, sounds, and stories through a whole new lens. Learn more → WILLIAMSPORT, PENNSYLVANIA Escape Burial Hatch A retired firefighter from Pennsylvania created a contraption so he and his family wouldn’t die if accidentally buried alive. Read more → Community Unsolved Mysteries From the unknown happenings at Dyatlov Pass to the true nature of dark matter, tell us about the unsolved mysteries and inexplicable events that fascinate you. Share now → QUARTZSITE, ARIZONA ‘Naked Man’ Bookstore The owner of Reader’s Oasis Books has spent decades in the Arizona desert wearing nothing but a strategically placed sock. Read more → Overlooked Excavators Old photographs from the excavation site of Skara Brae, a Neolithic settlement in Scotland's remote Orkney Islands, are reminding viewers to dig into the history of women in archaeology. Read more → Visit AtlasObscura.com · View in Browser · Unsubscribe · See All Newsletters 61 Greenpoint Ave #622, Brooklyn, NY 11222