Moss & Fog

The Hypnotic Figures of Sascha Braunig Sascha Braunig paints people who don't exist, figures assembled from clay models and lighting rigs, then rendered onto canvas with a precision that feels almost clinical....

Mauna Kea, Not Mount Everest, Is the Tallest Mountain From Base to Summit Though Everest is taller above the surface, Hawaii's Mauna Kea goes down thousands of feet below the surface....

Uniquely Unsatisfying Moments A series of unsatisfying animations that are sure to make you want a conclusion....

Places That Only Exist at a Certain Time of Day Some places aren't just destinations, they're appointments....

Check out This Brilliant Butterfly Camouflage Native to tropical Asia, the Orange Oakleaf Butterfly, or Kallima inachus is a beautiful species that has a remarkable camouflage....

The Dandelight Is a Painstakingly Crafted Lamp Made From Actual Dandelions Someone in the Netherlands picks a dandelion each spring and attaches its seeds to an LED. One at a time....

The Obama Presidential Center Finally Opens, and It Was Worth the Wait A 225-foot granite tower rises from Chicago's South Side. Words from Barack Obama's speeches are carved into its apex....

Incredible Photos Capture a Bobcat Pouncing on Heron in Midflight An amazing moment captured on a wildlife refuge....

What if Moss and Mushrooms Could Make Music? Their project Sound of Nature is a concept series of modular instruments built from the wilderness itself, designed to be played by touching it....

Fog Signals: June 1 – June 7, 2026 Looking back at the best, most loved articles from the past week....

Helena Minginowicz Paints on Paper Towels. It Shouldn’t Work, But It does. These remarkable paintings are done on ordinary paper towel....

This Bracelet Translates Sign Language Into Spoken Words Nura, winner of the 2026 Rimowa Design Prize, uses EMG sensors to convert sign language into speech in real time. It looks like jewelry. It changes everything. ...

Absurdist Short Film “Ducks” is for the Birds AJ Jeffries' animation DUCKS starts as a peaceful park stroll and becomes something much stranger. Two minutes well spent. ...

LEGO Just Built the Biggest Set in Its History. Of Course It’s the Sagrada Familia. To honor Gaudi's centenary, LEGO built its biggest set in history: a 12,060-piece Sagrada Familia that mirrors the basilica's actual construction sequence....

Charmingly Lovely and Absurd Bird Names Some of our favorites from the 100 greatest bird names of all time....

An Artist Who Signed His Name With Caterpillars and Snakes More than 350 years later, the image still feels surprisingly modern....

A Floating Silver Cloud Becomes China’s Newest Science Museum Yet another show-stopping architectural building in China, this time in the form of a futuristic science museum....