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London, England

The National Covid Memorial Wall

This 500-meter-long memorial pays tribute to the hundreds of thousands of lives lost to COVID-19 in the UK.

Permanently Closed

Katalin Karikó Mural

Budapest, Hungary

Katalin Karikó Mural

The Hungarian biochemist whose research helped develop mRNA-based vaccines for Covid-19.

A massive sushi carousel in North Kent, England.

Sushi Carousels and the Future of Contact-Free Dining

Inside the creative world of conveyor-belt restaurants.

Anne Ewbank September 28, 2021

A cottage on the Barlow Respiratory Hospital grounds in 2021.

Seeing the Pandemic Through the Shuttered Bungalows of an L.A. Sanatorium

Once a haven for tuberculosis patients, Barlow Respiratory Hospital is uniquely suited to the COVID and post-COVID eras.

Elizabeth Svoboda July 15, 2021

Koronon hands out face masks to encourage people to stay vigilant about COVID-19.

In Japan, Combating the Coronavirus Calls for a Big Pink Cat

Meet Koronon—cute, cuddly, and a big fan of masks.

Bailey Berg May 7, 2021

This poor perch was trapped inside a plastic glove.

We're Finally Getting a Picture of How Dangerous PPE Is for Wildlife

More than a year into the pandemic, scientists are seeing the impact of disposable gloves and masks on ecosystems.

Jessica Leigh Hester April 7, 2021

Members of Ernest Shackleton's crew grooved to a gramophone.

Lessons on Enduring a Lonely Winter From Antarctic Voyagers

They whiled away the dark months with poetry, banjos, and Russian grammar—and you can, too.

Daniella McCahey January 6, 2021

Pantomime Dame Kenneth Alan Taylor and his dresser Dani Kidson fuss with finishing touches backstage at a panto performance of "Jack and The Beanstalk" at Nottingham Playhouse in 2013.

How the Pandemic Is Transforming Britain's Historic Holiday Plays

It's not quite curtains for the "panto" tradition.

Jo Caird December 22, 2020

Aboard the ship <em>Gobustan</em>, which spent months abandoned in Ravenna, Italy.

When Ships Are Abandoned, Stuck Sailors Struggle to Get By—and Get Paid

“We are satisfied with little, but even that little is impossible today.”

Federico Formica November 17, 2020

Burrunan dolphins are known to form long-term friendships.

Pandemic Quiet Means We Can Eavesdrop on Rare Australian Dolphins

Researchers are hoping to use the opportunity to get a better handle on their language.

Ronan O'Connell October 12, 2020

Yup'ik dancers at a dance festival at Toksook Bay in 1996.

How Alaskan Yup’ik People Are Reviving the Culture Lost to the 1919 Flu

After the pandemic erased a generation, putting the pieces of the puzzle back together.

Natasha Frost October 5, 2020

Some of the Violins of Hope on the stage of The Soraya.

objects of intrigue

The Holocaust-Surviving Violins That Were Quarantined Beneath a California Stage

The pandemic layover and their eventual return home is a new chapter in a long history.

Matthew Taub October 1, 2020

The print on artist Melinda Shcakhofer's mask is based on an 18th-century engraving of a slave ship.

Indigenous Artists Are Reclaiming Masks as a Source of Storytelling and Strength

Bringing together traditional materials and modern messages.

Carolyn B. Heller September 15, 2020

These woodcuts are from the <em>Decameron</em>, a collection of novellas in which young people fleeing plague-ridden Florence tell stories that often provide accounts of life during the pandemic.

In 14th-Century Florence, Some Residents Socially Distanced While Others Hit the Bars

A contemporary debate would feel familiar to Europeans alive when the Bubonic plague arrived.

Rachel Ashcroft August 19, 2020

From Maple Beach in Point Roberts, Washington, locals have a clear view of Canada to the north.

A Border Town Is Now Isolated From Both the U.S. and Canada

Ever since COVID-19 shut down the border, Point Roberts has been neither here nor there.

Atlas Obscura August 11, 2020

Babae’s wine window was the first of Florence's put into use—even before the pandemic.

The Coronavirus Is Bringing Back Florence's Wine Windows

This isn't the first time they've come in handy during a pandemic.

Matthew Taub August 11, 2020

Sally Snowman has served as the keeper of Boston Light for 17 years, and relishes the tradition it involves.

Meet the United States’s Only Female Lighthouse Keeper

Sally Snowman belongs to a tradition of freedom, loneliness, and pride.

Natasha Frost July 17, 2020

The Neptune Bar before the party

Around the World in 8 Wondrously Uncrowded Beaches

Here, social distancing is all but guaranteed.

Jessica Leigh Hester July 14, 2020