The Best of The Atavist Magazine
8 most popular The Atavist Magazine articles, as voted by our community.
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The Atavist Magazine on History
A Matter of Honor - The Atavist Magazine
Why were three Afghan women brutally murdered at the edge of Europe? A journey from Mazar-i-Sharif to Istanbul to Athens in search of answers.
The Atavist Magazine on Nature
True Grit - The Atavist Magazine
When a storm surge swept dozens of cattle and wild horses from the coast of North Carolina, no one expected survivors. Then hoofprints appeared in the sand.
The Atavist Magazine on Society
A Crime Beyond Belief - The Atavist Magazine
A Harvard-trained lawyer was convicted of committing bizarre home invasions. Psychosis may have compelled him to do it. But in a case that became a public sensation, he wasn’t the only one who seemed…
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Alone at the Edge of the World
Susie Goodall wanted to circumnavigate the globe in her sailboat without stopping. She didn’t bargain for what everyone else wanted.
Barbearians at the Gate
In Grafton, New Hampshire (pop. 1,300), residents will use anything—guns, electric fences, firecrackers, cayenne pepper, bottle rockets—to defend themselves from bears. But is the town's ursine threat just fake news? @hh_matt takes a raucous journey t
Follow the Leader
In the waning days of the Cold War, Rainer Sonntag helped fuel a neo-Nazi movement that still plagues Germany today. He was also a Communist spy—and worked for Vladimir Putin.
The Girl in the Picture
A sketch artist and a grieving mother set out to solve a cold case. The more they dug, the more terrifying the truth became.
Cat and Mouse
With dozens of felines turning up dead around London, a pair of pet detectives set out to prove it was the work of a serial killer.
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