Australia’s platypuses are invisible victims of the bushfires

A revolutionary egg, the antique vibrator museum, and wildflowers at full speed. Email not displaying correctly? View in your browser. January 28, 2020 Platypuses on the Precipice This furry, duck-billed, venomous mammal lives what might be considered a cryptic lifestyle. They’re incredibly hard to spot even in peaceful times, so scientists have no idea how the species has fared in the bushfires. Read More → Beirut, Lebanon The Egg This modernist cinema has survived war and reconstruction to become a symbol of Lebanon’s revolutionary spirit. Read more → ATLAS OBSCURA TRIPS Meet the Tailless Whip Scorpion It’s harmless to humans, but would you put one on your face? Six brave travelers in the Peruvian Amazon did. Learn more → Video All Vibes Go behind the scenes and back in time with Dr. Carol Queen, Sexologist and curator of the Antique Vibrator Museum in San Francisco. Watch now → LINCOLNSHIRE, ENGLAND Kinema in the Woods This century-old cinema is complete with musical interludes and boasts a rare projection system. Read more → Wildflowers at Full Speed According to a botanist’s satirical guide, flowers are even more beautiful when you can only kind of see them. Read more → Hail Storm Australia is in dire need of precipitation to end a drought that helped kindle the spate of devastating fires, but needs slow, soaking rains—not the golf-ball-sized hail that Australian capital of Canberra was pelted with last week. Read more → Baturiti, Indonesia Ghost Palace Hotel An abandoned hotel in the highlands of Bali is shrouded in stories of ghosts, curses, and corruption. Read more → Visit AtlasObscura.com · View in Browser · Unsubscribe · See All Newsletters 61 Greenpoint Ave #622, Brooklyn, NY 11222