The intimacy of crime scene photos in Belle Epoque Paris

Washington's pygmy rabbits, unbelievable plants, and the ladybug swarm. Email not displaying correctly? View in your browser. June 11, 2019 Belle Epoque Crimes At the end of the 19th century, Parisian police officer Alphonse Bertillon devised a new system of crime scene photography, inviting detectives, jurors, and newspaper readers into scenes of violence and private interiors never so starkly revealed before. Read More → Pygmy Rabbits After nearly going extinct, Washington’s pygmy rabbits now number in the hundreds. The rabbits have shown that they can rebound with the help of scientists–as long as they have enough habitat to call home. Read more → China Trip Giveaway On our China culinary trip, we’ll taste our way through a delicious sampling of China's endlessly varied cuisine, boarding bullet trains and boats to experience Huaiyang, Buddhist, Cantonese cuisines, and other distinct culinary styles. It’s sold out, but you could still join us—for free—this fall. Enter now → Community Unbelievable Plants Like the threatening jaws of the Venus flytrap or the giant, rotten smelling “corpse flower” that only blooms once every few decades, the world is full of weird and wondrous plants. Tell us about the most wondrous flora you’ve ever seen. Share now → Ladybug Swarm Something strange was happening. On Tuesday, June 4, 2019, the evening sky over San Diego was fairly free of clouds, but meteorologists saw a thick swirl on their radar. The culprit? A bloom of ladybugs. Read more → Exceptional Trees In Hawaiʻi, all trees are considered important. But according to the state’s Exceptional Tree Act, some trees are more exceptional than others—if they pass a stringent vetting process. Read more → Osborne, Kansas Geodetic Center A sign marking the Geodetic Center of North America stands in a small park off the highway in the town of Osborne, Kansas. But it’s not entirely accurate. The actual triangulation point, marked by a bronze disc, lies on private property some 20 miles to the south. Read more → Clachan-Seil, Scotland Clachan Bridge Also known as the “Bridge Over the Atlantic,” this stone overpass allows travelers to cross the waterway in seconds. Read more → Visit AtlasObscura.com · View in Browser · Unsubscribe · See All Newsletters 61 Greenpoint Ave #622, Brooklyn, NY 11222