What does the cow say?

Everything’s coming up grouper, Paris’s legendary film archive, and more. Email not displaying correctly? View in your browser. January 15, 2020 Moo Moods Acoustic biologists in South Wales, Australia, are trying to understand how cows communicate, and so far they've found that cows have individual voices that they use in a variety of situations. Read More → Everything’s Coming Up Grouper In Little Cayman, things are looking up for the enormous, friendly Nassau grouper, a critically endangered species. Read more → To Save a Mural This year, a 40-year-old mural called “Multi-Cultural” will likely be destroyed to make way for a new branch of the New Mexico Museum of Art in Santa Fe. Read more → Atlas Obscura Trips Joshua Tree: Art in the Mojave Desert Towering sculptures dot the blazing landscape of the Mojave Desert. Artists from all walks of life have sought refuge and clarity in the desert. Join us as we follow in their footsteps and explore the works of art they left behind. Learn more → Beverly Hills, California Troop Beverly Hills Encircled by pretty flowers, this 22-foot-tall bronze and marble monument designed to look like a ribbon of celluloid film pays tribute to the movie stars who fought to keep Beverly Hills separate from Los Angeles. Read more → Paris’s Legendary Film Archive Henri Langlois rescued thousands of rare film reels at the Paris-based Cinémathèque Française, but was “famously bad” at caring for them. Read more → ECCHINSWELL, ENGLAND Watership Down This grassy, tree-lined hill shares a name with the much-loved novel that it inspired. Read more → Montclair, New Jersey Concrete Failure In 1908, Thomas Edison filed a patent for the construction of buildings using a single placement of concrete. Ultimately a massive failure, the idea was ahead of its time, and some of his concrete houses still stand today. Read more → Sponsored by Buffy Naturally Dyed Sheets Did you know eucalyptus trees can be transformed into a soft, smooth fabric by using a virtually waste-free system––meaning over 99% percent of solvents are reused? It’s what Buffy uses to make their aptly named Eucalyptus Sheets, which are also naturally dyed using plants such as pomegranate, gardenia, and now, indigo blue. Woven to be super-soft and breathable, these indigo sheets are ideal for hibernation season. Learn more → Visit AtlasObscura.com · View in Browser · Unsubscribe · See All Newsletters 61 Greenpoint Ave #622, Brooklyn, NY 11222