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Une fusée orbitale lancée depuis l'Europe continentale s'écrase après seulement quelques secondes de vol, suscitant des inquiétudes sur la sécurité spatiale.​Traduction : An orbital rocket launched from continental Europe crashes after only a few seconds of flight, raising concer ...  Show more

Les États-Unis imposent des taxes sur les voitures européennes. L'Union européenne menace de riposter avec des mesures similaires sur les produits américains.​Traduction : The United States imposes tariffs on European cars. The European Union threatens to retaliate with similar m ...  Show more

This is part 1 of the National Park Series Yosemite National Park, one of the ecological treasures of the United States, is located in northern California.  The seven square miles (18 sq km) Yosemite Valley is the most popular part of the park.  The park features granite monolith ...  Show more

It’s Road Trip Week! Dylan hops in a (virtual) car and embarks on a Great American Road Trip. Along the way, Atlas Obscura staffers recommend their favorite road trip stops – from a strange doll hospital, to a massive sculpture only visible during certain times of year, to a m ...

Come along, for a captivating moonlit canoe ride through the Louisiana Bayou. Picture yourself amidst the secluded swamps, winding through moss-laden trees, enchanted by the sounds of the night. Relax and surrender your anxieties with Pursed-lip breathing while watching the noctu ...  Show more

July 19, 1869. Naturalist John Muir watches the sun rise over the Sierra Nevada mountains. He’ll write in his journal of the stirring birds, glowing treetops, and even rocks that “seem to thrill with life.” He’s so taken with this landscape that he’ll decide to stay in the Yosemi ...  Show more