This past week left us pleasantly wrung out, the kind of tired that hums rather than aches.
One of Daria Khoroshavina’s charming (and tasty) cinema graphs.
But in that thin space between burnout and curiosity, a few beautiful things still managed to glow with inspiration.
Here are the ones that pulled us back into wonder.
Check out some of the best Moss and Fog articles from the last week.
The Understory
We start out with a waterfall that flows backwards, a miniature flying robot, and a dramatic plan to open a hotel on the Moon.
Watch This Waterfall Flow in Reverse in Rare Capture
Waterfalls don’t normally flow up.
Photographer RJ Hooper was stunned when his drone captured a waterfall, normally flowing off of a cliff in Kayenta, Utah, actually blew upward, into the air and backward.
GRU is Planning the First Hotel on The Moon’s Surface
A startup called Galactic Resource Utilization Space (GRU Space) is now accepting $250,000 deposits from people who want to reserve a future stay at what it calls the world’s first lunar hotel.
The company’s vision is a small habitat that would orbit the Moon, offering guests sweeping views of Earth, gentle artificial gravity created through rotation, and a handful of carefully designed suites meant to feel more boutique than bunker.
Why This Tiny Robot Is a Breakthrough for Flight
It’s a flying robot no bigger than a paperclip, with wings that flap instead of spin. And it does not drift or wobble like most tiny drones.
It darts, flips, and accelerates through the air with the speed and control of a real bumblebee.
That is the breakthrough.
The Tortoise Who Won Hide-and-Seek for 30 Years
This Family Lost Their Tortoise in 1982. They Found Him Alive 30 Years Later in Their Attic.
In 1982, the Almeida family in Realengo, a neighborhood in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, lost their pet red-footed tortoise, Manuela.
Incredibly, wildly, the tortoise was found a full 30 years later, in the attic, alive.
Watch a Timelapse of Paris Grow Over the Last 2400 Years
A stunning animated model shows how Paris evolved from a tiny riverside settlement in 300 BCE into the city we know today.
Space Age Turntables That Turned Living Rooms Into Mission Control
When Sputnik 1 launched on October 4, 1957, the “Space Age” arrived all at once and pop culture quickly followed.
Soon, the obsession with rockets, capsules, and futuristic materials showed up everywhere: architecture, furniture, fashion, and especially the objects we gathered around at home.
The Last Light
We love a lazy Sunday as much as anyone, especially when we can watch the sun dip below the horizon.
Moss and Fog Milestone
We are happy to share that Moss and Fog has officially passed 7,000 posted articles!
That number represents so much human ingenuity, natural wonder, and unique perspectives, and we’re so glad to share our view of the world with people like you.
