adaptation

Not just art, tech, sci, and food & not necessarily in that order.

unconsumption:

Union Station in Denver was thought by many to have seen its final days, until it was announced the unused train station will be transformed into a trendy new hotel.
The station was originally built in 1894 and frequented by 80 trains a day at its peak during the 1920s and 30s.
Plans for the hotel include 112 guest rooms which will be attached to the station’s main terminal, [which] will become home to a series of four restaurants, as well as a huge beer hall.

(via Abandoned Train Station Repurposed Into Modern Hotel - PSFK)

42 ♥ / 18 April, 2013

nevver:

Astronomy Picture of the Day

597 ♥ / 17 April, 2013

jtotheizzoe:

I’m sort of thrown off today. it’s hard to be motivated to bring you science when there’s Reality going on.
When something hits us upside the head like the Boston Marathon explosions, we can feel dizzy, disoriented … left swirling in a dust-storm of rapidly beating hearts, furrowed brows, held breath and shaking heads. That’s how I feel, anyway. I’ve been sitting here, repeatedly muttering statements that begin with “What the f…” and simultaneously cheering and cursing the power of social media to communicate painful news. I keep looking through Twitter and blogs, knowing exactly what I’ll see and don’t want to. So powerful, but so unfiltered.
It’s not the first time in the past year that this message from Fred Rogers has been appropriate, and that’s perhaps the ultimate tragedy. But he’s right. Every photo of violence and blood in the streets of Boston that we won’t unsee is full of people running in to help. And if we have to look, that’s what we should focus on.
My thoughts are with Boston.

13181 ♥ / 16 April, 2013

thepastorialist:

I want a Sun Hive! What is it? A “new” design for an apicentric hive — one that focuses first on the health of pollinators, and second on honey production.
I will not get around to building one any time soon, but here are free instructions for constructing your own Sun Hive. Via.

75 ♥ / 16 April, 2013

49969 ♥ / 15 April, 2013

rwa42:

There are also hermits among the trees …

14 ♥ / 13 April, 2013

4845 ♥ / 12 April, 2013

bluepueblo:

Shipwreck, The Red Sea
photo via besttravelphotos

698 ♥ / 12 April, 2013

spacettf:

Yuri’s Planet Image Credit: ISS Expedition 30, NASA
Explanation: On another April 12th, in 1961, Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Alexseyevich Gagarin became the first human to see planet Earth from space. Commenting on his view from orbit he reported, “The sky is very dark; the Earth is bluish. Everything is seen very clearly”. On yet another April 12th, in 1981 NASA launched the first space shuttle. To celebrate in 2013, consider this image from the orbiting International Space Station, a stunning view of the planet at night from low Earth orbit. Constellations of lights connecting the densely populated cities along the Atlantic east coast of the United States are framed by two Russian spacecraft docked at the space station. Easy to recognize cities include New York City and Long Island at the right. From there, track toward the left for Philadelphia, Baltimore, and then Washington DC near picture center.
NASA APOD 12 Apr 2013

65 ♥ / 12 April, 2013

6 ♥ / 11 April, 2013