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San Antonio
Most Diverse Butterfly Center in the U.S. to be Bulldozed for Trump’s Border Wall
ecowatch.com - Olivia Rosane
The National Butterfly Center in Mission, Texas is the most diverse butterfly sanctuary in the U.S. Some 200 species of butterflies find a home there …
Art
New Analysis of Cave Art Suggests That Prehistoric Humans Had Sophisticated Knowledge of Astronomy
artnet.com - Sarah Cascone
Art World The paintings appear to reflect the position of the stars in the night sky. , What if prehistoric cave art didn’t depict animals, but …
University of Florida
The Tiny Florida Butterfly That Refuses to Become Extinct
Atlas Obscura - by Karuna Eberl
Miami blues have returned from the dead. Twice. A tiny, crumpled-up butterfly clings to the right index finger of graduate student Sarah Steele …
San Francisco
Why San Francisco is an Awesome City for Light Art
sftravel.com
You may not be familiar with light art, but San Francisco aims to change that. It’s an original art form that exploits light, colors and shadows. San …
What Does It Take to Breed a New Honeybee?
Atlas Obscura - by Anne Ewbank
One monk bred a “superbee.” Though a tranquil place, Buckfast Abbey, in Devon, England, buzzes with activities. Along with an active monastery, the …
British Museum
Easter Island’s Mayor Says a Monumental Moai Sculpture Is Better Off in the British Museum
artnet.com - Kate Brown
Politics Support for the British Museum coincides with an activist-led tour of "stolen art" that included the sculpture Hoa Hakananai’a. , As calls for …
Birds Can Now Nest in a Living Sculpture in Brooklyn
hyperallergic.com - Allison Meier
Rendering of Birdlink (courtesy Anina Gerchick)New York City is part of the Atlantic Flyway, a major bird migration route that swoops along the …
CC BY-SA
St. Magnus Cathedral
Atlas Obscura - Brittany Shoot
This mysterious, medieval cathedral remains unbuilt but fiercely protected. Abandoned before it was finished, this cathedral stands as a reminder of …
New Orleans
Old Spanish Fort
Atlas Obscura - meltingknight
Before becoming a public park, this spot was a shell midden, a fort, and an amusement park. People have been in this small location for a long time. …
Science
Bees Get Stung by Decision to Scale Back National Monument
scientificamerican.com - Adam Aton, E&E News
One year after President Trump slashed the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument in half, new research shows that at least 80 species could be …
Science
Utah's Deserts Are Bee Hotspots
scientificamerican.com - Christopher Intagliata
The Trump administration is shrinking Utah's desert monuments, stripping some federal protections for wild pollinators. Christopher Intagliata …
Honey Bees
Researchers Create First Ever Honey Bee Vaccine
smithsonianmag.com - Jason Daley
Vaccines are one of humanity's greatest medical breakthroughs—ridding the world of smallpox, limiting outbreaks of mumps and measles and putting …
Science
Thousand-Year-Old Rock Art Likely Served as a Gathering Point for Llama Caravans Crossing the Andes
smithsonianmag.com - Joshua Rapp Learn
Hundreds of years before the Inca road system connected a sprawling empire, a more modest network of trails linked the small communities that lined …
Art
The World’s Best Cities for Street Art
AFAR Media - Sarah Buder
Some people believe graffiti art is vandalism. Others think it adds to a city’s unique character. Prominent street artists like Banksy and Keith …
Weather
5 Ways to Make a Difference in the Life of a Monarch
ecowatch.com - YES! Magazine
By Terri Hansen Winter is a perfect time to show migrating monarchs some butterfly love. Monarchs pair—bug talk for mating—over the winter in Mexico …
Stereotypes
The World’s Strangest Natural Wonders
Travel + Leisure - Katie Hammel
When a prehistoric lake dried up about 30,000 years ago, it left an endless expanse of white hexagonal tiles that stretch to the horizon. Welcome to …
Solstice
16 Spellbinding Light Phenomena From Across the Planet
Travel + Leisure - Lindsay Taub
Twice a year, on dates evenly spaced around the summer solstice, the sun sets in perfect alignment with the east-west streets of Manhattan. …
Mainz
Kunsthalle Mainz
e-flux.com
NEED OR NO NEED—these four words say it all about Lara Favaretto’s approach to art. What objects do we need? What materials do we use? What do we …
Insects Are Dying At An Alarming Rate, And Other Facts
Digg - Steve Rousseau
Welcome to What We Learned This Week, a digest of the most curiously important facts from the past few days. This week: it's not just the bees that …
Murals
The Murals on Saint Laurent Boulevard
Atlas Obscura - L Leanne Louie
Every year, the colorful murals of Montreal get a complete makeover. On Saint Laurent Boulevard in Montreal is something of a living museum. Enormous …
CC BY-SA
Parco degli Acquedotti
Atlas Obscura - LatiumMirabile
This beautiful park on the outskirts of Rome protects the ruins of two colossal ancient aqueducts. The Parco degli Acquedotti is situated on a wide …
SpaceX Is Launching a Piece of Art Into Orbit
WIRED - Timothy Sohn
When a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches on December 3 from Vandenberg Air Force Base, north of Santa Barbara, California, its payload will include 64 …
Western Cape
At Least 1 Million Bees Found Dead in Cape Town
ecowatch.com - Lorraine Chow
Beekeepers in and around Cape Town, South Africa are facing significant losses of their pollinators in recent weeks. The mass deaths have been linked …
Family Travel
11 Unique Playgrounds Around the World
fodors.com - Julie Vick
Add these amazing playgrounds to your family’s travel bucket list. Playgrounds are a welcome sight for weary parents looking for a place for their …
The Thai Cave Where 12 Boys Went Missing Is Now a Tourist Attraction and We Have Questions
fodors.com - Jesse Tabit
Tham Luang cave in northern Thailand, where a group of boys were trapped and rescued, has been bombarded by tourists since it opened less than two …
Gardening
How Close-Up Glamour Shots Are Generating Buzz for Bees
Atlas Obscura - by Jessica Leigh Hester
The pictures were taken for science, but found a wider audience because they’re gorgeous and a little trippy. Sam Droege really loves bees. He thinks …
Uttar Pradesh
Authorities Approve Plans for India to Build the World’s Tallest Statue (Yet Again)
artnet.com - Eileen Kinsella
People This one is two-and-a-half times the size of the Statue of Liberty. , India is already home to the world’s tallest statue. But it is now poised …
Photos
See incredible photos of national parks from space
National Geographic
Travel It might be hard to resist planning a trip to these parks once you see them from above. There are plenty of things you cannot see from outer space: your home, the Eiffel Tower, the Taj Mahal. Most
Uttar Pradesh
India Is Building the World’s Tallest Statue—Again
smithsonianmag.com - Brigit Katz
Late last month, India unveiled a gargantuan statue of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, the country’s first deputy prime minister. At nearly 600-feet tall, …
Real Estate
Berlin’s Famous East Side Gallery Protected from Development
smithsonianmag.com - Jason Daley
Only one major section of the Berlin Wall still stands, a stretch running almost a mile along Mühlenstrasse paralleling the river Spree. Almost a …

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Most Diverse Butterfly Center in the U.S. to be Bulldozed for Trump’s Border Wall

New Analysis of Cave Art Suggests That Prehistoric Humans Had Sophisticated Knowledge of Astronomy

The Tiny Florida Butterfly That Refuses to Become Extinct

Why San Francisco is an Awesome City for Light Art

What Does It Take to Breed a New Honeybee?

Easter Island’s Mayor Says a Monumental Moai Sculpture Is Better Off in the British Museum

Birds Can Now Nest in a Living Sculpture in Brooklyn

St. Magnus Cathedral

Old Spanish Fort

Bees Get Stung by Decision to Scale Back National Monument

Utah's Deserts Are Bee Hotspots

Researchers Create First Ever Honey Bee Vaccine

Thousand-Year-Old Rock Art Likely Served as a Gathering Point for Llama Caravans Crossing the Andes

The World’s Best Cities for Street Art

5 Ways to Make a Difference in the Life of a Monarch

The World’s Strangest Natural Wonders

16 Spellbinding Light Phenomena From Across the Planet

Kunsthalle Mainz

Insects Are Dying At An Alarming Rate, And Other Facts

The Murals on Saint Laurent Boulevard

Parco degli Acquedotti

SpaceX Is Launching a Piece of Art Into Orbit

At Least 1 Million Bees Found Dead in Cape Town

11 Unique Playgrounds Around the World

The Thai Cave Where 12 Boys Went Missing Is Now a Tourist Attraction and We Have Questions

How Close-Up Glamour Shots Are Generating Buzz for Bees

Authorities Approve Plans for India to Build the World’s Tallest Statue (Yet Again)

See incredible photos of national parks from space

India Is Building the World’s Tallest Statue—Again

Berlin’s Famous East Side Gallery Protected from Development