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Tracking ticks, mammoth reclassification, and the last 14 loa frogs. Email not displaying correctly? View in your browser. September 03, 2019 Tin Can Tourists The Tin Can Tourists were DIY auto enthusiasts who paved the way for today's RV campers. These archival photographs capture the group's heyday in encampments throughout the U.S. Read More → Tracking the Tick Boom Ticks have been found in increasingly large numbers in the forests of New England within recent years. In order to track their bloodthirsty behavior, known as “questing,” researchers are turning to linen squares and lint rollers. Read more → ATLAS OBSCURA TRIPS Art in Cambodia Join us on an 11-day trip next February as we explore the vibrant art, religion, and food culture of the Kingdom of Cambodia. We’ll meet communities of local artists, farmers, chefs, and healers to learn about the ancient traditions they are upholding and how they are helping their country recover from genocide. Learn more → The Last Loa Frogs The entire population of Chile’s rarest frogs once lived quite happily in a single stream. But after the stream almost disappeared, researchers had to act fast to evacuate the last remaining Loa frogs—all 14 of them. Read more → AUGSBURG, GERMANY Fuggerei This city-within-a-city consists of 67 houses and 147 apartments, whose residents haven't seen a rent increase since the year 1520. Read more → Mammoth Reclassification A new international treaty recently proposed that the woolly mammoth be listed as an endangered species, about 10,000 years after they became extinct. Read more → CUSHENDUN, NORTHERN IRELAND 'Johann' A memorial to a goat culled during a foot and mouth disease outbreak guards a series of fantastical caves. Read more → Visit AtlasObscura.com · View in Browser · Unsubscribe · See All Newsletters 61 Greenpoint Ave #622, Brooklyn, NY 11222