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AUGUST 31 – SEPTEMBER 6

Fascinated by the world of animals, the way we are? We revisited some amazing animal articles.

Sloths Can Hold Their Breaths Underwater Longer than Dolphins Can

NATURE

Sloths Can Hold Their Breaths Underwater Longer than Dolphins Can

These notoriously slow tree-dwellers can hold their breaths for a remarkably long time.

Trees Sleep at Night. Scientists Watched It Happen.

NATURE

Trees Sleep at Night. Scientists Watched It Happen.

Point a laser at a birch tree and leave it running all night, and you will watch the whole crown sink by ten centimeters, then lift itself back up before dawn.

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The Futuristic Lucas Museum of Narrative Art Opens in Los Angeles

ARCHITECTURE

The Futuristic Lucas Museum of Narrative Art Opens in Los Angeles

This is not a Star Wars museum. It is a billion-dollar argument that the hierarchy we inherited, the one that puts oil painting at the top and comics somewhere near the service entrance, was never anything more than a habit.

Zion Now Has a Wheelchair That Goes Where the Pavement Ends

NATURE

Zion Now Has a Wheelchair That Goes Where the Pavement Ends

Zion is the first national park to own an all-terrain wheelchair and lend it out free. How it works, where it goes, and where to camp so you get the whole day.

So much more this week, including new items in the Moss and Fog Shop. Stay tuned, and as always, thanks for being part of the journey.

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Ben VanderVeen is the founder and editor of Moss & Fog, one of the web’s longest-running visual culture destinations. Since 2009, he’s been finding and framing the most beautiful, surprising, and thought-provoking work in art, architecture, design, and nature — reaching over 325,000 readers each month. He lives in Portland, Oregon.

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