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Fog Signals is our weekly wrap-up newsletter. A look back at the most memorable, inspiring, and fascinating articles from the past week.
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The most loved stories from the past week
This Giant Purple Donut is Actually The World’s First Inflatable Concert Hall
When you think of concert hall, inflatable doesn’t immediately come to mind.
However, the world’s first inflatable concert hall is here. And it sort of looks like a giant violet donut dropped into the landscape.
Called Ark Nova, the structure was dreamed up by artist Anish Kapoor and the late architect Arata Isozaki.
This architecturally significant concert hall in Hamburg is bizarrely beautiful.
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Meet Iridogorgia chewbacca: The Wookiee of the Deep Sea
Star Wars’ furry character gets his due
Scientists have officially named a new coral species Iridogorgia chewbacca. Yes, after Chewbacca, for its fuzzy, long-branch look.
The coral’s flexible, shimmering branches reminded researchers of a Wookiee’s fur.
Stunning Micro Worlds Captured by Laser-Scanning Microscope
Neurobiologist Igor Siwanowicz uses laser scanning confocal microscopy to capture insects and small organisms in extraordinary detail.
This imaging technique builds up high resolution 3D structures by scanning samples with a focused laser, allowing us to see anatomy that is normally invisible to the human eye.
His images highlight the complex adaptations that insects have developed over millions of years.
The foot of a diving beetle, for example, shows gripping hairs and pads designed for life underwater.
The Great British Bake Off is back, and their new intro video is a miniature triumph.
Charming Stop Motion “Stickmatch” by William Crook
Stickmatch is the name of this charming stop-motion animation by William Crook, showing an artfully flaming stick, made from autumn leaves.
And although it’s only 20 seconds in length, it’s clear that much effort and skill went into the movement and creation of this lovely short.
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Nature fact of the day
🍁 Why sugar maples glow brighter some years
The intensity of sugar maple reds and oranges depends on a delicate dance of weather conditions. For the brightest displays, trees need:
Warm, sunny days → Extra sugar builds up in the leaves.
Cool, crisp nights (but not freezing) → Those sugars get trapped instead of flowing back into the tree.
Dry conditions → Stress can enhance anthocyanin production, the pigment responsible for those vivid reds.
When all three align, sugar maples ignite into their most dazzling shades. If autumn is too rainy or if nights stay warm, colors often look duller and shorter-lived.
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