Ella Morton
Atlas Obscura
New York, NY, United States
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Past articles by Ella:
Heavy Rain Brought Spectacular Waterfalls to Australia's Most Famous Rock
A rare deluge at Uluru attracted tourists, locals, and a whole lot of frogs. → Read More
The Hot Trends in Obscurity for 2019
Atlas Obscura staff make their expert predictions for what's around the corner. → Read More
Headlines You Didn't See on Atlas Obscura in 2018
Spicier alternative titles for some of our stories. → Read More
Overheard at Atlas Obscura in 2018
From bioluminescent fungus to random bone houses, here's what we talk about at the office. → Read More
Roaches Taste Like Blue Cheese, and Other Bugsgiving Revelations
This Thanksgiving, why not feast on insects? → Read More
Wishlist: The Odd Delights of Clear Magic Water Beads
They're supposed to be decorative, but they're best thought of as toys. → Read More
A Closer Look at That Oscar-Winning Animatronic Horse Puppet
This thing is incredibly lifelike. → Read More
Touring a Deserted, Dystopian Mall in Pennsylvania
Once a mighty retail hub, Century III is now hauntingly empty. → Read More
Library Hand, the Fastidiously Neat Penmanship Style Made for Card Catalogs
Oh, the uniformity! → Read More
Library Hand, the Fastidiously Neat Penmanship Style Made for Card Catalogs
Oh, the uniformity! → Read More
Watch the Dramatic Ad That Introduced the First Remote-Control Color TV
It was “the greatest advance in television since color television itself.” → Read More
An Alarm Designer on How to Annoy People in the Most Effective Ways
There's an art and science to making one sound seem more urgent than another. → Read More
An Alarm Designer on How to Annoy People in the Most Effective Ways
There's an art and science to making one sound seem more urgent than another. → Read More
The Fascinating '80s Public Access Films Produced by a California UFO Cult
This love-filled collective and its compelling leader had quite the creative output. → Read More
The Strange Affliction of 'Library Anxiety' and What Librarians Do to Help
It's a real phenomenon, and Ivy League librarians are fighting it. → Read More
The Strange Affliction of 'Library Anxiety' and What Librarians Do to Help
It's a real phenomenon, and Ivy League librarians are fighting it. → Read More
How a 4-Year-Old's Letter to His Father Survived the Civil War
Scribbles from home, kept safe on the battlefield. → Read More
What It's Like to Be an Underwater Crime Scene Investigator
Welcome to CSI: Lakes, Rivers, and Oceans. → Read More
Why Smart Clowns Immortalize Their Make-up Designs on Ceramic Eggs
A unique, egg-based system protects clowns' intellectual property rights. → Read More
Why Women Led Anti-Suffrage Campaigns Against Themselves
Why deprive oneself of the right to vote? It's complicated. → Read More