No.111 Asides

I kind of love this. 🇺🇸 CultureHouse, a pop-up community space. “CultureHouse improves livability in local communities by facilitating the creation of public social infrastructure through the transformation of unused spaces into vibrant places to work, play, and foster connections.”
🐦 ⚓️ Albatrosses Outfitted With GPS Trackers Detect Illegal Fishing Vessels. “Gliding at speeds that often exceed 50 miles per hour, they can cover vast swaths of the sea in minutes, all the while scouring the water for bright flickers of fish. Some species are known to spend years at sea without touching down on land, and a few have even been documented circumnavigating the globe.”
💚 🇩🇪 Germany is turning 62 military bases into wildlife sanctuaries. “Together the bases are 31,000 hectares — that’s equivalent to 40,000 football pitches. The conversion will see Germany’s total area of protected wildlife increase by a quarter.”
🌚 🇨🇳 These are the most detailed photos yet of the far side of the moon. “Chang’e 4 landed at the moon’s Von Karman crater at the beginning of 2019, marking the first time in history humans had ever landed a spacecraft on the lunar far side.”
🏠 ☀️ 🇸🇪 These Affordable Solar Homes in Sweden Produce as Much Energy as They Use. “A set of affordable homes for growing families just popped up in Örebro, Sweden—and they utilize passive building principles and photovoltaic panels to generate as much energy as they use each year.”
🛋 🇸🇪 🇦🇹 IKEA is building a big new store in Vienna with no parking. “The whole store is geared toward pedestrians, cyclists and people who come by subway, which connects right to the store. Everything that is too big to carry will be delivered within 24 hours.”
🥶 How Thawing Permafrost Is Beginning to Transform the Arctic. “An estimated 1,400 gigatons of carbon are frozen in Arctic permafrost, making it one of the world’s largest carbon sinks.”