“These humble creatures are making a super light and super tough material so much more easily and better than we do with all our technology.”
— Science News (@ScienceNews) November 10, 2021
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Buildings: Repurposing Heritage Sites In France
Every year in France, thousands of heritage sites are put up for sale and get a second life thanks to slightly eccentric owners. We meet some of the people who have decided to make these monuments their home, from an abandoned lighthouse to a deconsecrated chapel.
Preview: Time Magazine – ‘Best Inventions Of 2021’
Previews: Times Literary Supplement – November 12
Morning News: VP Kamala Harris Travels To France, Unrest In Georgia, COP26
Kamala Harris heads to Paris to repair the diplomatic damage done by the Aukus snub, and we assess the latest as political unrest continues in Georgia. Plus: Bosnia’s ‘existential crisis’ and the latest from Cop26.
Front Page Views: Wall Street Journal – NOV 10
Fall Views: Cycling In Den Bosch, The Netherlands
’s-Hertogenbosch, also called Den Bosch, French Bois-le-Duc, gemeente (municipality), south-central Netherlands. It is situated where the Dommel and Aa rivers join to form the Dieze and lies along the Zuidwillemsvaart (canal).
Front Covers: ‘Gardens Illustrated’ – NOV 2021
Autumn’s embrace
This issue we explore how designer Alistair Baldwin has taken a historic burgage plot and created a garden that looks to the heritage of the site and how the space can enhance the owners’ lives as a garden retreat.
Aerial Views: Lucerne In Central Switzerland (4K)
Lucerne, a compact city in Switzerland known for its preserved medieval architecture, sits amid snowcapped mountains on Lake Lucerne. Its colorful Altstadt (Old Town) is bordered on the north by 870m Museggmauer (Musegg Wall), a 14-century rampart. The covered Kapellbrücke (Chapel Bridge), built in 1333, links the Aldstadt to the Reuss River’s right bank.
Nature Timelapse Views: ‘The Green Reapers’ Of The Plant World (8K Video)
-N- Uprising ‘The Green Reapers’ is an experimental film mixing 8K insect videos and 8K carnivorous plant hatching timelapses. The film presents rare phenomena from the miniature world of insects. A butterfly in the process of being born, plants in the process of growing, Carnivorous plants in the process of hunting. It is a work of 4 months of patience.
All insects captured by the plants have been released.
Music: Alexis Dehimi
Director: Thomas Blanchard
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