- Conservation wonder puppy, Riley, was brought to Boston's Museum of Fine Arts to sniff out pests that could damage the artwork! #jealous [via NY Times]
- A tender adaptation of the Velveteen Rabbit with new illustrations. [via Brain Pickings]
- A 3-D printed puzzle that allows you to test your architectural knowledge, from architect Fumio Matsumoto. [via Hyperallergic]
- Game of Thrones fans may need to get ahold of the new Royal Mail postage stamps in the UK. [via Design Week]
- How NASA's Operation IceBridge scientists are tracking Greenland's ice loss which is part of the reason for this past year's hurricane season. [via NASA]
- Also alarming; the amount of zero-oxygen zones in the open ocean has increased more than fourfold in the last 50 years, decimating critical marine environments and wildlife. [via Huffington Post]
- Artist Amy Sherald will be unveiling her official portrait of former first lady, Michelle Obama, on February 12 at the Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery. [via Baltimore Sun]
- Our National Museum of American Indian just launched a stunning new website, Americans, in advance of their exhibit with the same name examining how American Indians are portrayed in the U.S. Check out this eye-opening stop-animation on Thanksgiving.
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