Links that may or may not be related to gardens, food, travel, nature, or heterotopias and liminal spaces but probably are. Sources in parentheses. Unless mentioned, all links should be free of paywalls.
interactive animation: An exploration of the size of life (Neal Agarwal & Julius Csotonyi/Neal.Fun) from 3.5 nanometers (DNA) to 44 hectares (the Pando clone in Utah). With cello. Highly recommended.
short article: How Aquatic Turtles Survive Brumation (Mary Holland/Naturally Curious)
article: The Incredible Shrinking Shrew (Loren Merrill/The Outside Story/Northern Woodlands) An already tiny animal (weight = 1 to 2 pennies) shrinks even more in winter: Not just their body mass but “their skeletons, including their skulls, also get smaller. This is known as Dehnel’s phenomenon, and it has been documented in a handful of small mammals and weasels. It represents a form of phenotypic plasticity, in which an organism can express a different phenotype (the observable or expressed traits) in response to changing ecological conditions.”
article: Frank Gehry: 12 Essential, Stunning Projects (NYT – gifted link) “The most celebrated architect of his age,” Frank Gehry died at age 96 last month. I’d love to see the interiors of some of these.
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