Time for that sweet, sweet dessert, part of a balanced information diet. The following stories are not about the coronavirus.

You've probably seen a million Douglas fir trees in your lifetime. What you may not have known is that they were once the world's tallest trees and are capable of communication. (It may be a winter-themed video, but it's good all year round.) https://bit.ly/2ySRUo7 

Jeremy Okai Davis explodes color in his paintings, zooming in on the individual pixels that make up a human face. His focus on the humble pixel is a means of unifying people. “We're all kind of built with the same material.” https://bit.ly/3emNwhs 

Two gargantuan helpings of dessert with those stories, if you ask us. Follow our reporters for more.

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