"And now the warlike race / Of swans gather their hosts upon the breast / Of some far gulf"

How ladybugs fold their wings, including a recreation using origami of part of the collapse. (via)

Drone shots of cherry blossom petals fallen into water. (via)

How a professional climate change denier turned into a climate change advocate, with a specialty of convincing other deniers. (via)

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Subject quote from "An Hour of My Youth," Aleardo Aleardi, tr. William Dean Howells.