Megan Garber
Megan Garber is a staff writer at The Atlantic. She was formerly an assistant editor at the Nieman Journalism Lab, where she wrote about innovations in the media.
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8 Tools We Used to Navigate the World Around Us Before GPS and Smartphones
A new Smithsonian exhibit takes on the history of "getting from here to there."
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Your Local Newspaper, Delivered By Drones
Plans to use robots to replace humans in package delivery, in France and beyond.
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Maps
A Map of the Entire Universe
The Cosmic Microwave Background, or CMB, was imprinted on the sky when the universe was young.
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Archives
Before Cities Had Street Lights, They Had Giant Towers That Mimicked the Moon
When electricity was new, town leaders looked to "moonlight towers" to provide mass illumination.
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The Car That Got Stuck Going 125 mph ... for an Hour
A real-world screening of Speed ended with a small miracle of bureaucratic coordination.
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Attention Ladies of Paris: It Just Became Legal for You to Wear Pants
More than 200 years after it was initially drafted, the law was repealed. By a lady. Who may or may not have been wearing pants.
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Why All of Grand Central's Clocks Are Wrong
The secret to catching a train there, revealed.
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Charts
55 Acronyms That Show Why We Should Be Scared for Our Coastlines
VBZD? "Vector-borne and zoonotic disease." SLCS? "Sea level change scenarios." CSO? "Combined sewer overflow."
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Yep, There's an Underwater Hotel
Dig a night in a luxe stationary submarine? This is the place for you.
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Videos
The Effects of Climate Change in One Gorgeous, Terrifying Video
The largest iceberg breakup ever caught on film.
